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

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

Examples of doable in a Sentence

the assignment will be just barely doable in the time allowed

Recent Examples on the Web

But with a good pasta maker at your service, trust that creating fresh strands is doable for a weeknight dinner—even for a beginner cook. —Alexis Berger, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 May 2025

Read on to learn how Teal Health’s at-home test may help close the screening gap for cervical cancer and make the whole shebang more doable and comfortable for some people. —Erica Sloan, SELF, 9 May 2025

The walk is flat and doable for just about any age. —Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2025

To date, one of the key concerns surrounding LED cinema displays has been how to reproduce sound, as in traditional cinema, the speakers are placed behind the screen, which isn’t doable with LED panels. —Carolyn Giardina, Variety, 3 Apr. 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