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practicable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of practicable

1 capable of being done or carried out

a solution that is not practicable in the time available to us

Synonyms of practicable

achievable, attainable, doable, feasible, possible, realizable, viable, workable

Words Related to practicable

practical, reasonable, sensible

contingent, likely, probable

acceptable, believable, conceivable, creditable, plausible, thinkable

actionable, available, usable (also useable)

Near Antonyms of practicable

impractical, unrealistic

doubtful, dubious, far-fetched, improbable, unlikely

implausible, inconceivable, incredible, unbelievable

futile, useless, vain

absurd, fantastic (also fantastical), outlandish, preposterous, ridiculous

Antonyms of practicable

hopeless, impossible, impracticable, infeasible, nonviable, unattainable, undoable, unfeasible, unrealizable, unviable, unworkable

2 capable of being put to use or account

a practicable knowledge of carpentry that came in handy when he volunteered to build houses for underprivileged families

Synonyms of practicable

actionable, applicable, applicative, applied, functional, practical, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, workable, working

Words Related to practicable

down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), utilitarian

banausic, mundane

accessible, available, obtainable, reachable

all-around (also all-round), handy

active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative

Near Antonyms of practicable

abstract, academic (also academical), armchair, theoretical (also theoretic)

inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable

Antonyms of practicable

impracticable, impractical, inapplicable, nonpractical, unusable, unworkable, useless

3 capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose

that flimsy little saw is not a very practicable tool for cutting heavy tree branches

Synonyms of practicable

available, employable, exploitable, fit, functional, operable, serviceable, usable (also useable), useful

Words Related to practicable

applicable, relevant

doable, feasible, viable, workable

Antonyms of practicable

impracticable, inoperable, nonfunctional, unavailable, unemployable, unusable

Synonym Discussion of practicable

possible, practicable, feasible mean capable of being realized. possible implies that a thing may certainly exist or occur given the proper conditions.

- a possible route up the west face of the mountain

practicable implies that something may be effected by available means or under current conditions.

- a solution that is not practicable in the time available

feasible applies to what is likely to work or be useful in attaining the end desired.

- commercially feasible for mass production

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