widenable

Able to expand

Widenable describes something capable of being made wider.

Roads, doorways, and gaps can be widenable if their construction or context permits expansion: The highway is widenable to six lanes if traffic demands it.

The term appears most often in technical or planning contexts.

physical

enlargeable

Capable of increasing size

stretchableCapable of being extended
dilatableAble to widen
extensibleAble to be lengthened

expandable · broadened · opened · stretched · elastic · pliable · flexible · adjustable · malleable · ductile

technical

scalable

Able to increase capacity

configurableAble to be adjusted
adjustableAble to be changed
customizableAble to be modified

modifiable · extensible · parameterized · variable · tunable · resizable · reconfigurable · dynamic · adaptive · programmable

process

enlarging

Increasing the size of

extendingIncreasing in reach
broadeningIncreasing in extent
expandingGrowing in scope

increasing · amplifying · stretching · opening · dilating · augmenting · growing · spreading · deepening · lengthening

Opposites

capacity for expansion

widenablenarrowable

Able to be constricted

constrained · unexpandable · limited · static · reducible

fixedness vs. flexibility

widenablerigid

Unable to bend

inflexible · unadjustable · fixed · immutable · unalterable

Family

wide, widen, widened, widening, widens, wideness, widely, wider, widest

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