actionable

adjective

ac·​tion·​able ˈak-sh(ə-)nə-bəl 

1

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

2

: capable of being acted on

actionable information

actionably

ˈak-sh(ə-)nə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms of actionable

• useful
• applicable
• practical
• applicative
• applied

Examples of actionable in a Sentence

Firing people because of their age is actionable.

We've received actionable information that the men are hiding in these mountains.

Recent Examples on the Web

Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 7 Apr. 2026

That term encompasses exaggerated, subjective assertions of optimism that are not intended to be taken as factual, are too general to cause a reasonable investor to rely upon them and are not actionable in securities law. —Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 1 Apr. 2026

How Are Whistleblowers Involved in the New Policy? FinCEN has proposed a new rule, Whistleblower Incentives and Protections, which establishes a formal framework to pay whistleblowers who provide actionable tips related to financial crimes like Medicare fraud. —Kate Nalepinski, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

Incident management and resilience: Recognizing that breaches are inevitable, companies and consumers need to focus on incident management and build resilience by backing up and encrypting data and developing actionable response plans. —Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

action + -able

First Known Use

circa 1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Legal Definition

actionable

adjective

ac·​tion·​able ˈak-shə-nə-bəl 

: subject to or providing grounds for an action or suit at law

there is good sense in seeking generally to harmonize the standards of what amounts to actionable harassment

—Faragher v. City of Boca Raton, 524 U.S. 755 (1998)