feasible

fea·si·ble

adjective \ˈfē-zə-bəl\

Definition of FEASIBLE

1

: capable of being done or carried out <a feasible plan>

2

: capable of being used or dealt with successfully : suitable

3

: reasonable, likely

— fea·si·bil·i·ty \ˌfē-zə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

— fea·si·bly \ˈfē-zə-blē\ adverb

Examples of FEASIBLE

1. looking for a feasible way to create new jobs
2. <would it be feasible to build a cabin in so short a time?>
3. Egyptian hieroglyphics … are also usually assumed to be the product of independent invention, but the alternative interpretation of idea diffusion is more feasible than in the case of Chinese writing. —Jared M. Diamond, Guns, Germs, and Steel, 1997
4. … there do not appear to be any remedies for this situation that are at once politically feasible and likely to work. —Richard A. Posner, Times Literary Supplement, 1 Sept. 1995
5. The '70s was the era in which it seemed more important, or more feasible, to reform our bodies than to change the world. —Barbara Ehrenreich, Utne Reader, May/June 1992
6. The government has now made it feasible for tourists to spend as long as a month in the country … —Fred C. Shapiro, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 1990

Origin of FEASIBLE

Middle English faisible, from Anglo-French faisable, from fais-, stem of faire to make, do, from Latin facere — more at do

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to FEASIBLE

Synonyms

achievable, attainable, doable, possible, practicable, realizable, viable, workable

Antonyms

hopeless, impossible, impracticable, infeasible, nonviable, unattainable, undoable, unfeasible, unrealizable, unviable, unworkable

Related Words

practical, reasonable, sensible; contingent, likely, probable; acceptable, believable, conceivable, creditable, plausible, thinkable; actionable, available, usable (also useable)

Near Antonyms

impractical, unrealistic; doubtful, dubious, far-fetched, improbable, unlikely; implausible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable; futile, useless, vain; absurd, fantastic (also fantastical), outlandish, preposterous, ridiculous; unthinkable

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Rhymes with FEASIBLE

squeezable