workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl 
1
: capable of being worked
a workable material
2
: practicable, feasible
a workable system
Synonyms
Examples of workable in a Sentence
I think the plan is quite workable.
Chill the cookie dough until it is more workable.
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Israel’s objective has been to sever Iran’s supply routes to Hezbollah, and possibly also to disrupt its ongoing nuclear program, which appears to be inching closer toward a workable bomb.
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Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Yet, apps and states, each taking their own approaches, are not a workable solution to ensure the online well-being of our youth.
—Jerry Kilgore, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
Yet a more modest vision for a safe, workable neuro-prosthesis that would allow disabled people to use a computer with ease is realizable.
—S. I. Rosenbaum, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2024
So far, however, a workable agreement has eluded all sides.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
California used to have a reasonably workable primary election.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
But your workable solution is not workable for your wife.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Meeting fellow tiny home dwellers and travelers, many calling themselves nomads, also enabled her to find solutions for challenges and problems as well as workable adaptations and repairs for her THOW.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Find out what’s making people unhappy at work and attempt to find workable solutions.
—Steve Sonnenberg, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2024
Yet, apps and states, each taking their own approaches, are not a workable solution to ensure the online well-being of our youth.
—Jerry Kilgore, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 31 Jan. 2024
Yet a more modest vision for a safe, workable neuro-prosthesis that would allow disabled people to use a computer with ease is realizable.
—S. I. Rosenbaum, The Atlantic, 7 Apr. 2024
So far, however, a workable agreement has eluded all sides.
—Javier C. Hernández, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2024
California used to have a reasonably workable primary election.
—Dan Walters, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2024
But your workable solution is not workable for your wife.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Feb. 2024
Meeting fellow tiny home dwellers and travelers, many calling themselves nomads, also enabled her to find solutions for challenges and problems as well as workable adaptations and repairs for her THOW.
—Nicole Sours Larson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
Find out what’s making people unhappy at work and attempt to find workable solutions.
—Steve Sonnenberg, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
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workable
adjective
work·able
ˈwər-kə-bəl
1
: capable of being worked
2
: feasible
a workable solution to the problem
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