An apparatus for enabling a user to orient an aiming axis of an aimable device at a desired orientation with respect to a line of sight from the user to a target […]
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Aimable
Synonyms for "aimable" (2 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: directive, trainable.
- Sentence evidence is available for aimable, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "aimable".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "aimable"
Keep "aimable" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "aimable" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "aimable", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "aimable" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
And almoſt all have their Crooks enriched with Devices, Cyphers and Ribands, and the propriety of their Habits, ſerves to render them more aimable: […] They inform themſelves with care, and they tell to all they meet, all the marks of this aimable Animal, […] Remember not (I ſay) the Sunbeams to be as illuſtrious as I have depainted ’em; Nor our Rivers whoſe waves are Argent; Nor the aimable obſcurity of our Grots: […] Nor the aimable diverſity of our Flowers: […]
Source: wiktionary
Widowhood pityable in its ſolitary Loſs, but aimable and comely, when it is ordained with Gravity and Purity; […] Let me then, whilſt I have my Day of Life, divorſe Sin from me, and hate it mortally, becauſe it is an Enemy to God; and embrace the divine Vertues, that are in themſelves Aimable, and Delightfull, conducing to the Health and Wellfare of the Body; […] O how Aimable are thy Dwellings thou Lord of hoſts! […] by turning upon me thine aimable Eyes, haſt darted Comfort into my Soul; […]
Source: wiktionary
He was beautiful in Perſon, and aimable in Temper, and, in a Word, was as compleat a Gentleman as the Catholick Court had bred for a long while. […] It is enough he knows what paſs’d was between two Lovers, well intention’d and aimable, who had known one another a great while, and were not come thither to pick Straws. […] Celinda perceiving her Coſen well inform’d of the Matter, and finding ſhe could no longer diſguiſe her Sentiments, acknowledged ſhe had been for ſome time convinc’d of the Count’s Inclinations, and agreed with her that he was a very aimable Perſon, but ſaid, that finding no Emotion in her ſelf towards him, ſhe could not think ſhe was culpable for not loving him, nor giving him any Tokens of her Affection.
Source: wiktionary
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Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "aimable"?
Closest matches include directive, trainable.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "aimable"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.