adj · neutral

manageable

UK/ˈmænɪdʒəbl/US/ˈmænɪdʒəbəl/MAN·age·able

Band 5-6speakingtask2

able to be controlled, dealt with, or achieved without great difficulty

Examples

She split the large project into manageable tasks and finished on time.

The debt is large but manageable if we stick to the plan.

Keep the workload manageable to avoid student burnout.

Band 8 sentence

By breaking down the syllabus into weekly goals, the entire course became perfectly manageable even for students with part‑time jobs.

Collocations

  • manageable workload
  • easily manageable
  • a manageable task

Word family

manage verbmanagement nounmanageability nounmanageably adverb

Common mistakes

It is manageable job.It is a manageable job.

This work is very manageablely.This work is very manageable.

Say it for a higher band

5easy6doable7+manageable

Synonyms

doable

manageable

Easily confused

doable

With a little help, the project was doable within a week.

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