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portable

/ˈpɔɹtəbəl/noun, adjective3 syllables

Portable means: easily or conveniently transported.

Synonyms for portable16

adjective, as in easily or conveniently transported

man-portable, movable, takeout, take-away

adjective, as in of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull

outboard

also used for portable

bearable, shiftable, transportable, carriable, fieldable, grab-and-go, handcarried, portatile, portative, totable, bathroom

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Opposites of portable

unportable

What does portable mean?3

adjective

1

easily or conveniently transported“a portable television set”

2

of a motor designed to be attached to the outside of a boat's hull“a portable outboard motor”

noun

1

a small light typewriter; usually with a case in which it can be carried

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Portable in a sentence

  • Oleg's phone battery died, but luckily, he had a portable charger with him.Amastan
  • The helmets are equipped with portable thermal scanners.Hybrid
  • Matthew brought a small portable tent for his backpacking trip.Amastan
  • A yurt is a portable dome-shaped tent.Amastan
  • Dr. Hawking communicates with the aid of a speech synthesizer and a portable computer.Hybrid
  • The reception on this portable TV is terrible.chaule3
  • We therefore introduce a small portable cabin that can be divided in half and carried anywhere.neron
  • Octopuses use coconut shells as portable shelters.zumley

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Forms of portable

as a noun

plural
portables