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How does the adjective feasible differ from other similar words?

The words possible and practicable are common synonyms of feasible. While all three words mean "capable of being realized," feasible applies to what is likely to work or be useful in attaining the end desired.

commercially feasible for mass production

Where would possible be a reasonable alternative to feasible?

While the synonyms possible and feasible are close in meaning, possible implies that a thing may certainly exist or occur given the proper conditions.

a possible route up the west face of the mountain

When might practicable be a better fit than feasible?

The meanings of practicable and feasible largely overlap; however, practicable implies that something may be effected by available means or under current conditions.

a solution that is not practicable in the time available

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Recent Examples of feasible Experts say the idea of transforming Alcatraz from a tourist site back into a working prison is not feasible or realistic. Opheli Garcia Lawler, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025 Even worse, because there is no feasible competitor to it, Google has no market incentive to put consumer privacy or even its consumers first. Joel Thayer, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025 Staffed with doctors and medics the new clinic on wheels will be sent to communities that lack access to functioning healthcare facilities, once safe access to Gaza is feasible, Caritas said. Dalia Abdelwahab and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for feasible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for feasible
Adjective
  • And Cannes — for all its flaws, its chaos, its maddening logistics — remains the one place each year where that future still feels genuinely possible.
    Martin Moszkowicz, Deadline, 17 May 2025
  • Before scrambling to meet a tight turnaround, take a step back and assess what’s actually possible.
    Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 17 May 2025
Adjective
  • While significant technological and logistical hurdles remain, pioneering individuals and organizations are already proving that data in space is not just possible, but viable.
    Michael Wu, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
  • 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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“Feasible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feasible. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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