TRANSPORTABLE Synonyms: 8 Similar and Opposite Words

transportable

adjective

Definition of transportable

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capable of being taken from one place to another by public carrier you'll need to see if that food is transportable overseas before you send boxes of it to your relatives in the military

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Recent Examples of transportable She's got to be at mid-size, but not huge; portable, transportable, that kind of thing. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026 These poached shrimp are packed with flavor and are easily transportable in a zip-top bag nestled in your cooler. — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 4 July 2026 Many of the systems used to deploy such weaponry are small and easily transportable, so tracking them down is not easy. — Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 On the other hand, naval reactors are transportable and intended to be installed in warships. — New Atlas, 4 Jan. 2026 These are easily transportable works, but certainly not marketable in broad daylight, and they cannot be dismembered like the jewels in the Louvre. — Chiara Pizzimenti, Vanity Fair, 31 Mar. 2026 The firm aims to commercialize its transportable nuclear battery technology. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026 The radar system for THAADs is the AN/TPY-2 transportable radar, manufactured by Raytheon. — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 5 Mar. 2026 Reliable, transportable, familiar. — Geri Stengel, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026

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transferable

Adjective

Employees frequently possess transferable skills, adaptive capabilities, and untapped potential hidden beneath job titles, credentials, and organizational assumptions.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Use transferable credit card points or airline miles for flights, and save your cash to book a better hotel or an elevated experience, Swinderman says.

— Kathryn Streeter, USA Today, 26 June 2026

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