Placable and Tractable

Placable

Placable adjective - Easily calmed or pacified.

Tractable and placable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tractable" instead an adjective "Placable".

Nearby Words: placate, placed, placating, placated

Tractable

Tractable adjective - Readily giving in to the command or authority of another.
Usage example: put the dog in obedience classes, with the hopes of making her a little more tractable

Placable and tractable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Placable" instead an adjective "Tractable".

Nearby Words: tract, traction
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