achievable

adjective

achiev·​able ə-ˈchē-və-bəl 

: capable of being achieved : attainable

achievable goals

achievability

ə-ˌchē-və-ˈbi-lə-tē

noun

This year, a special legislative task force assigned to study and recommend action on academically underperforming school districts has added consolidation to its agenda, even as some members express questions about its effectiveness and its achievability.

—Hattiesburg American (Mississippi), 26 Oct. 2009

Word History

First Known Use

1634, in the meaning defined above

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Rhymes for achievable

• believable
• conceivable
• perceivable
• receivable
• retrievable
• inconceivable
• irretrievable
• unbelievable