as in feasibility
suitability for bringing about a desired result under the circumstances
the desirability of immortality becomes a little less certain after some consideration of the consequences
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Recent Examples of desirability
The capsule — which drops exclusively at Palm Angels flagships as well as on the brand’s e-commerce site — marks one of the many direct-to-consumer activations planned to reignite brand desirability, Donnini said.
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Now that Musk has massively tarnished the brand with his public embrace of far-right ideologies, putting a major dent in its cars’ desirability, and competition in the space is stronger than ever, particularly from China, the richest man in the world is ready to move on to his next shiny obsession.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
That’s led to the question of the desirability of the job.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Third, restraint protects desirability.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
Now that Musk has massively tarnished the brand with his public embrace of far-right ideologies, putting a major dent in its cars’ desirability, and competition in the space is stronger than ever, particularly from China, the richest man in the world is ready to move on to his next shiny obsession.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 29 Jan. 2026
That’s led to the question of the desirability of the job.
—Zach Berman, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
Third, restraint protects desirability.
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for desirability
Noun
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In a 13-0 vote, the council instructed the Office of Finance with assistance from top city analysts to report on the feasibility of raising the program’s threshold, as well as potential fiscal impacts.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The Primary and Fallback components are individual self-driving agents that generate their own routes, but the Guardian’s job is to first evaluate the safety and feasibility of what the Primary side has proposed.—
Adam Ismail,
The Drive,
26 Feb. 2026
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Not all members of the founding generation believed in the advisability of the pardon power, and some even attempted to eliminate it preemptively from multiple levels of government.—
Bernadette Meyler,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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An important question that is frequently raised is the advisability of allowing the driver to override the system.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Aug. 2016
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But years of racial pandering had created a too-big tent, enlarged in the name of electoral expediency, that offered dark corners for despicable ideologies.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
23 Feb. 2026
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The expediency and greed of the fast-moving artificial intelligence industry are the motivators, and health and safety are no longer of paramount concern.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Ultimately, peace cannot be defined by those who profit from war, occupation or political expedience.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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That’s because the Fed’s credibility rests on its ability to make decisions driven by economic evidence, not political expedience.—
Joshua Stillwagon,
The Conversation,
27 Oct. 2025
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In both countries, investment outcomes depend heavily on national conditions, including the strength of capital markets, workforce, infrastructure, and the judiciousness of laws and regulations.—
SADEK WAHBA,
Foreign Affairs,
4 Sep. 2025
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For buyers considering nearby homes or apartments, that daily usefulness matters.—
Blaine Callahan,
Hartford Courant,
28 Feb. 2026
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The moral instincts of Claude’s creators are in tension with its military usefulness.—
Idrees Kahloon,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Desirability.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/desirability. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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