Synonyms

teachable

American

[tee-chuh-buhl] / ˈti tʃə bəl /

adjective

capable of being instructed, as a person; docile.
capable of being taught, as a subject.

Other Word Forms

nonteachability noun
nonteachable adjective
nonteachableness noun
nonteachably adverb
teachability noun
teachableness noun
teachably adverb
unteachable adjective

Etymology

Origin of teachable

First recorded in 1475–85; teach + -able

Example Sentences

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That line stayed with me when I spoke to Gregory Rogers, a criminal-justice lecturer and former FBI agent who’s been trying to turn the assassination into a teachable moment.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

This should be a teachable moment, the adulting equivalent of an afterschool special.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 26, 2025

So let’s turn Simpson’s passing into a teachable moment by revisiting his record.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

It’s a bit cliché, but this must become a teachable moment.

From Salon • Jan. 21, 2025

“Men of business fought against the use of mindspeech when it first was found to be a teachable skill; they outlawed it for decades.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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