workable

adjective

work·​able ˈwər-kə-bəl 

1

: capable of being worked

a workable material

2

: practicable, feasible

a workable system

workability

ˌwər-kə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

workableness

ˈwər-kə-bəl-nəs 

noun

Synonyms

• achievable
• attainable
• doable
• feasible
• possible
• practicable
• realizable
• viable

Examples of workable in a Sentence

I think the plan is quite workable.

Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable.

Recent Examples on the Web

Lyons might determine that the unusual structure is a workable long-haul solution. —Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 20 June 2025

Since at least 2019, the U.S. has assessed that Iran is not actively pursuing a workable nuclear device. —Miriam Waldvogel, The Hill, 18 June 2025

The only workable solution was to fly out of Phoenix to get as close to Spokane as possible. —Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 15 June 2025

Seven hundred of them were placed in the middle of a civil disturbance with roots in our country’s ongoing failure to find a workable consensus on immigration. —Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 15 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1545, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for workable

• unworkable

Kids Definition

workable

adjective

work·​able ˈwər-kə-bəl 

1

: capable of being worked

2

: feasible

a workable solution to the problem