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doable

adjective

do·​able ˈdü-ə-bəl How to pronounce doable (audio)
: 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

Examples of doable in a Sentence

the assignment will be just barely doable in the time allowed
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The film has a runtime of 107 minutes, which should be doable for preschool-age viewers and up. Katie Grant, Parents, 25 Nov. 2025 Kibbe encouraged other stakeholders, including brands and retailers, to advocate for rule-making that feels doable and appropriate, just as Songer and SuperCircle have done. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 19 Nov. 2025 The Hogwarts Legacies, and Indiana Jones and the Great Circles of the gaming world are probably out of reach at anything but the lowest settings—and 4K really won't be doable there without aggressive upscaling—but everything else should play well. PC Magazine, 17 Nov. 2025 With 60 grind settings, everything between fine and coarse are doable with this stainless-steel Breville option. Jack Byram, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for doable

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of doable was in the 15th century

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“Doable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doable. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

Kids Definition

doable

adjective
do·​able
ˈdü-ə-bəl
: capable of being done

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