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Synonyms for disciplinable

  • adjective

Most common

penal punishable chastisable castigable docile teachable

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Penal — for which one is liable to be disciplined or punished

penal, punishable, chastisable, castigable, statutable

2. Docile — that can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught

docile, teachable, educatable, tutorable, instructible

3. Disciplinary — relating to discipline; disciplinary

disciplinary, disciplinal

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    That can be instructed (by discipline); able to be taught.

  2. adj. 2

    For which one is liable to be disciplined or punished.

  3. adj. 3

    Relating to discipline; disciplinary.

Example sentences

  • penal Australia was started as a British penal colony.
  • punishable In Texas, murder is a crime punishable by death.
  • docile That the sheep be docile is in the wolf's interest.
  • teachable Be teachable, you're not always right.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
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penalfalling
punishablefalling
docilerising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
penal2
6 letters
docile2
9 letters
teachable3, tutorable
10 letters
punishable4, castigable, statutable, educatable
11 letters
chastisable, disciplinal
12 letters
disciplinary5, instructible

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (penal2 = 2 syllables).