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practicable
Synonyms and Antonyms of practicable
- a solution that is not practicable in the time available to us
- a practicable knowledge of carpentry that came in handy when he volunteered to build houses for underprivileged families
actionable, applicable, applicative, applied, functional, practical, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, workable, working
down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), utilitarian
accessible, available, obtainable, reachable
all-around (also all-round), handy
active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative
abstract, academic (also academical), armchair, theoretical (also theoretic)
inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable
- That flimsy little saw is not a very practicable tool for cutting heavy tree branches.
available, employable, exploitable, fit, functional, operable, serviceable, usable (also useable), useful
Synonym Discussion of practicable
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- a possible route up the west face of the mountain
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- a solution that is not practicable in the time available
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- commercially feasible for mass production
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