apposable

1. 1.

   capable of being placed opposite to something

   “the thumb is opposable to the forefinger”

   Synonymsopposable

Questions about apposable

What does apposable mean?

apposable means "capable of being placed opposite to something".

How many syllables are in apposable?

apposable has 4 syllables: ap-po-sa-ble. The stress falls on "po".

What is another word for apposable?

Close synonyms include opposable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is apposable a common word?

apposable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.