📖 Definitions of "Opposable"
adjective
- 1
Capable of being opposed or resisted.
- 2
Capable of being placed opposite something else.
"The thumb is opposable to the forefinger."
🔄 Synonyms of "Opposable"
1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| apposable | (anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Opposable"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| unopposable | That cannot be opposed. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Opposable"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| apposable | (anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition. |
| enforceable | Capable of being enforced. |
| effective | Having the power to produce a required effect or effects. |
| protestnoun | (intransitive) To make a strong objection. |
| binding | (of an agreement, contract, etc.) Imposing stipulations or requirements that must be honoured. |
| justiciable | (law) Of or pertaining to justiciability; able to be evaluated and resolved by the courts; that can be adjudicated. |
| thumbnoun | The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. |
| halluxnoun | (anatomy) A big toe. |
| perfected | (of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed |
| thumbsnoun | The shortest and thickest digit of the hand that for humans has the most mobility and can be made to oppose (moved to touch) all of the other fingers. |
| resistiblenoun | Able to be resisted. |
| repugnable | Capable of being repugned or resisted. |
| resistantnoun | A thing which resists. |
| resistablenoun | Alternative form of resistible. [Able to be resisted.] |
| oppugnable | (obsolete, rare) Disputable, contestable, refutable, capable of being oppugned. |
| coercible | Susceptible to coercion. |
| underminable | Susceptible to being undermined. |
| susceptible | Likely to be affected by something. |
| antagonizable | Capable of being antagonized. |
| vinciblenoun | Capable of being defeated or overcome; assailable or vulnerable. |
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🏷️ Nouns for "Opposable"
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