as in possible
capable of being done or carried out
I think that retirement at 55 is an achievable goal
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Recent Examples of achievable
Those images of parents and kids in the kitchen made the goal feel achievable.
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Kristine Johnson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Set concrete and achievable goals, such as walking after lunch two days this week.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
With more engines providing additional thrust, systems like Starship can carry heavier payloads, making deep-space travel more achievable.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Her coaches agree that her dream is more than achievable.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Iran, of course, will have a say on whether a new agreement is achievable.
—Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
The strategies ahead are designed to help reduce nighttime discomfort and create conditions that make falling asleep, and staying asleep, more achievable.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2025
But in some domains, occupations, or tasks where full automation is not currently achievable, where human expertise remains indispensable or a necessary fail-safe, tools should be designed to collaborate—to amplify human expertise, not to keep it on ice until the last possible moment.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Researchers are increasingly seeing today that some of the early promises linked to fault-tolerant quantum computers are achievable using this quantum-classical hybrid approach.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Kristine Johnson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Set concrete and achievable goals, such as walking after lunch two days this week.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 4 Sep. 2025
With more engines providing additional thrust, systems like Starship can carry heavier payloads, making deep-space travel more achievable.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Her coaches agree that her dream is more than achievable.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025
Iran, of course, will have a say on whether a new agreement is achievable.
—Robert J. Einhorn, Foreign Affairs, 29 Aug. 2025
The strategies ahead are designed to help reduce nighttime discomfort and create conditions that make falling asleep, and staying asleep, more achievable.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 25 Aug. 2025
But in some domains, occupations, or tasks where full automation is not currently achievable, where human expertise remains indispensable or a necessary fail-safe, tools should be designed to collaborate—to amplify human expertise, not to keep it on ice until the last possible moment.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Researchers are increasingly seeing today that some of the early promises linked to fault-tolerant quantum computers are achievable using this quantum-classical hybrid approach.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for achievable
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The shift has profound implications in House districts across the country, seeping into Democratic primaries as a possible liability for more centrist members.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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New downloads of Weather are no longer possible on Wear OS 6 devices from third-party manufacturers, such as Samsung, OnePlus and others.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
12 Sep. 2025
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Thanks to many hair- and scalp-care innovations, the best ingredients for hair growth products are a feasible means to achieving thicker, longer tresses right at home.—
Kiana Murden,
Vogue,
12 Sep. 2025
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Crucially, blockchain infrastructure has matured to the point where attribution and compensation mechanisms, once theoretical, are now technically feasible.—
Roomy Khan,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The kickoff trend NFL officials have wanted the kickoff to return to relevance, and after modifications to the play last season and one final modification to the rules this offseason, the goal appears attainable.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Imparato said Stellantis' plan to sell only electric vehicles in Europe by 2030 is no longer attainable.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Last season, Bigsby showed a lot of promise as a viable backfield option.—
Kevin McCormick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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The most viable option to advance with the bill, said Portela, is to merge it with another bill also dealing with VOD regulation.—
Marcelo Cajueiro,
Variety,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Achievable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achievable. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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