as in possible
capable of being done or carried out
the assignment will be just barely doable in the time allowed
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Recent Examples of doable
That’s perfectly doable, because their brains are more plastic—able to easily change and adapt—than those of older folks, and their attention spans tend to be more robust, Tan says.
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Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Draw inspiration from your dream vacation and tackle each room individually to make the task feel doable.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025
Top five is more doable than top four, but achieving either will be an uphill battle.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Lincoln, with its large swath of dining choices and other activities, is about a half hour drive at most, and North Conway is a further, yet doable, adventure as well.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
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Angela Haupt, Time, 25 Apr. 2025
Draw inspiration from your dream vacation and tackle each room individually to make the task feel doable.
—Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Apr. 2025
Top five is more doable than top four, but achieving either will be an uphill battle.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Lincoln, with its large swath of dining choices and other activities, is about a half hour drive at most, and North Conway is a further, yet doable, adventure as well.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doable
Adjective
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The question the film ultimately asks is whether a third way is at all possible, leading to a gripping final combat that’s much less a knockout than a bitter victory.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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But before the summer was over, the other hero of the tale would prove to be the reconciliation process that was making the legislative win possible — a process with its origins in quite a different era of relations between Congress and the president.—
Ron Elving,
NPR,
17 May 2025
Adjective
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The court based its decision on agreement with the other two arguments: Metro’s failure to address feasible ways to mitigate the impacts of construction noise and to properly consult with a land conservancy that serves as a trustee to parkland over which the gondola would soar.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2025
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Any combination or variation of the above might be feasible.—
Martin Shenkman,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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UMass’ two viable considerations were full-time membership in Conference USA or the MAC.—
Matt Baker,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Financial advisers to the company concluded that selling or closing all stores was the most viable strategy and said efforts to keep stores open through a sale had failed to meet necessary thresholds from potential buyers, Newsweek previously reported.—
Jenna deJong,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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“Doable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doable. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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