doable

adjective

do·​able ˈdü-ə-bəl 

: able to be done or attained : achievable, possible

It will be difficult, but it's still doable.

You wouldn't want your first outside venture to be in Fiji or something. Pennsylvania is very doable. It's not far from here.

—Mitchel Etess

The format is arranged to present a dish's original recipe in Latin, then translate and modernize it so that it is more doable than not.

—Richard Flaste

Synonyms of doable

• possible
• achievable
• feasible
• attainable
• viable

Examples of doable in a Sentence

the assignment will be just barely doable in the time allowed

Recent Examples on the Web

Máncora is just around 10 miles further north, making visiting the two surf towns doable in a single day or over the course of a weekend. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026

Putting 3 in the back would be quite doable, though a little cozy in some cases. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Even with this delay, our connection in Atlanta looked doable. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026

His greatest asset as a politician has always been his ability to connect across communities from the grassroots up, offering not just a vision of better things but the enthusiasm and hope to believe better things are both possible and doable. — Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from don "to do entry 1" + -able -able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for doable

• chewable
• viewable
• nonrenewable
• renewable
• reviewable

Kids Definition

doable

adjective

do·​able

ˈdü-ə-bəl

: capable of being done