VIABLE Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

viable

adjective

ˈvī-ə-bəl

Definition of viable

as in possible

capable of being done or carried out more research will be required to see if this is a viable solution

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Recent Examples of viable Crews ultimately carried him to a viable helicopter landing zone the next day, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office said. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 Grushecky, as the leader of the Iron City Houserockers, would have been one of the few other viable candidates for that title. — Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Oct. 2026 When all out-of-court options have been exhausted, and the MCA debt threatens the immediate survival of an otherwise viable business, legal reorganization is the final angle of management. — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The solutions are a viable populist alternative party and an end to oligarchy. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for viable

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There was palpable excitement, especially after Barringer noted that national Democrats had put the seat on a list of ones to watch for a possible upset.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
The embassy said in a statement Monday that partial curfews had been introduced in several French cities, with additional restrictions possible.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of possible

Adjective

While this model proved that routine, low-cost space access was achievable, various technical and business challenges allowed the marketplace to become dominated by a single vendor.

— Mojtaba Akhavan-Tafti, The Conversation, 28 Oct. 2026
While traditionally only achievable in real life through plastic surgery or extreme makeup, it can be applied instantly online using beauty filters.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of achievable

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Venus remains in a supportive sextile to Jupiter all month, which lends you tangible and immaterial support to make your dreams feasible.

— Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Oct. 2026
There was even discussion of moving the Hawks game to another month, but given the density of the NBA schedule, too many other teams' schedules would also need to shift for this to be feasible, according to people familiar with the matter.

— Alex Sherman, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of feasible

Adjective

The Town Board also wants the developer to add 5% or 10% attainable housing — homes affordable to teachers, police officers, firefighters and others — compared with none currently proposed.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
Russia’s pragmatist-in-chief has therefore settled on the Donbas as an attainable negotiating goal, while pressure grows on Kyiv to concede.

— Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

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