VIABILITY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

viability

noun

Definition of viability

as in feasibility

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Relevance

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as in existence

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Recent Examples of viability Preserving the credibility and long-term viability of the industry also requires leadership from within the industry itself. — Jeff Cook, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 The Alliance rejected accusations of greenwashing at the time, saying its mandate was to identify scalable collection, sorting and recycling solutions and that projects operating at the edge of commercial viability would not all succeed. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Fans and the industry at large seemed to doubt her viability as a performer and were starting to regard her as a washed-up has-been. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 The Rams’ decision is about Donald’s long-term viability and what such an early overseas trip, with a long flight and a 17-hour time difference, will do to his comeback efforts. — Nate Atkins, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for viability

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Noun

So where does that leave us as far as the feasibility of warp drives?

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026
The data will also feed into feasibility engineering, operating and capital cost modeling, and the design of future demonstration-scale systems.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of feasibility

Noun

The best possibilities remain appealing after the excitement fades and the practical part finally enters the room.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
QuIC gives Lockheed Martin a dedicated organization to pursue those possibilities as the technology matures.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of possibility

Noun

Researchers think this happens because swapping stories about social bonds, unexpected dangers and survival are advantageous for our evolution.

— Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
And maybe even part of survival was— figuring out strategies is also a kind of a stepping out.

— David Brooks, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of survival

Noun

Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent.

— Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Takeovers are at once a timeless illustration of the volatility of crowds—perhaps especially adolescent crowds—and of the much newer potentialities unleashed by the internet a few decades ago.

— Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026

Definition of potentiality

Noun

The same absence of sensationalism and veneer of reasonableness applies to the world inside Osama’s home.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
The instruction asks jurors to consider the reasonableness of their own opinions and others’ and to continue deliberating toward a verdict.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of reasonableness

Noun

The distance between the first R and the fourth is where credibility with a board is won or lost.

— Pankaj Prasoon, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Late Wednesday, a group of business associations, including the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Haiti, issued a joint press release calling for more effort in organization and stressed the need for credibility and transparency in the process.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026

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