Synonyms

manipulable

American

[muh-nip-yuh-luh-buhl] / məˈnɪp yə lə bəl /

adjective

capable of or susceptible to being manipulated; manipulatable.

Other Word Forms

manipulability noun
unmanipulable adjective

Etymology

Origin of manipulable

First recorded in 1880–85; manipul(ate) + -able

Example Sentences

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The NBA had worked with sportsbooks to remove easily manipulable offerings such as missed free throws or turnovers even before federal indictments alleged that Rozier and other league figures had fed information to gamblers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Having such manipulable human material at its disposal explains why populist authoritarian regimes display a peculiar mix of drive, menace and spectacular incompetence.

From Salon

"Public opinion," he remarked, "seems as fickle and manipulable as the wind".

From BBC

But the secretaries also took heart when Mr. Merrill, a generally Trump-friendly Republican, offered his own experience as an election observer in Russia as testimony that paper ballots were just as manipulable as electronic voting.

From New York Times

This demographic shift, by his account, is designed to help Democrats create an easily manipulable voting bloc from various Third World countries.

From Salon

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