Manageable vs. Tolerable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Manageable and Tolerable
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Definitions
Manageable
Able to be controlled or dealt with without difficulty
Her long hair was black, wavy, and manageable
Tolerable
Capable of being tolerated; endurable
Found the workload tolerable and so kept the job.
Manageable
Capable of being managed or controlled
Manageable problems.
Tolerable
Acceptable but not superior; passable
"This encouraged me to think I might possibly in time come to be a tolerable English writer" (Benjamin Franklin).
Manageable
Capable of being managed or controlled.
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Tolerable
Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
Manageable
Capable of being done or fulfilled; achievable.
Tolerable
Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
Manageable
Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse.
Tolerable
Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.
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Manageable
Easy to handle or use or manage;
A large but wieldy book
Tolerable
In fair health; passably well.
Manageable
Capable of being managed or controlled
Tolerable
(dialect) tolerably; passably; moderately.
Manageable
Easily dealt with;
Manageable problems
Tolerable
Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either physically or mentally.
As may affect the earth with cold and heatScarce tolerable.
Tolerable
Moderately good or agreeable; not contemptible; not very excellent or pleasing, but such as can be borne or received without disgust, resentment, or opposition; passable; as, a tolerable administration; a tolerable entertainment; a tolerable translation.
Tolerable
Able to be tolerated or endured;
The climate is at least tolerable
Tolerable
Neither good nor bad;
An indifferent performance
A gifted painter but an indifferent actor
Her work at the office is passable
A so-so golfer
Feeling only so-so
Prepared a tolerable dinner
A tolerable working knowledge of French