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

• 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

That's the type of value teams would love to acquire, and that's doable even without the element of a generational player. —Morten Stig Jensen, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025

The tasks ahead – proving wrong doubters or living up to perennially high hopes – are doable. —Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 25 July 2025

Pick a weight that feels somewhat challenging but doable to hold overhead for about 30 seconds. —Jenny McCoy, SELF, 21 July 2025

However, growing fruit trees in a more limited space or even indoors is also doable. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025

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