actionable

ac·tion·able

adjective \ˈak-sh(ə-)nə-bəl\

Definition of ACTIONABLE

1

: subject to or affording ground for an action or suit at law

2

: capable of being acted on <actionable information>

— ac·tion·ably \-blē\ adverb

Examples of ACTIONABLE

1. Firing people because of their age is actionable.
2. We've received actionable information that the men are hiding in these mountains.

First Known Use of ACTIONABLE

1591

Related to ACTIONABLE

Synonyms

practical, applicable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, workable, working

Antonyms

impracticable, impractical, inapplicable, nonpractical, unusable, unworkable, useless

Related Words

down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), utilitarian; banausic, mundane; accessible, available, obtainable, reachable; all-around (also all-round), handy; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

Near Antonyms

abstract, academic (also academical), armchair, theoretical (also theoretic); inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable; unsuitable

Other Legal Terms

alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi