WORKABLE Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

workable

adjective

ˈwər-kə-bəl

Definition of workable

as in possible

capable of being done or carried out a workable plan for attracting a minor league team to the city

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as in useful

capable of being put to use or account a workable solution to the state's growing financial woes

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Recent Examples of workable One of Bessent’s first moves as Treasury secretary was to launch Financial Literacy Month to teach people the basics of building a workable budget, saving for the future and protecting themselves from scammers and fraudsters. — Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026 For years, software security operated on an imperfect but workable equilibrium. — Aaron Mitchell, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 The district asked families to work with the principal to come up with a workable solution. — Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026 The right words can turn scattered details into a workable plan. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for workable

Adjective

As this is not always possible, there can be competition among rainmakers trying to discredit each other, said 30-year-old Kilindon Simiyu, another of the village's rainmakers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Sep. 2026
The sessions are made possible through a partnership between Alpert JFS, the city of Lake Worth Beach, Drug Abuse Foundation, and the Recovery Community HUB of Riviera Beach.

— Courtney Marx, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of possible

Adjective

The true change is that building technology shaped around your actual business has become achievable for companies that could never have dreamed of it before.

— Angelica Kopec, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Only 21% of young people today think the American Dream is achievable for them, down from over 50% just a decade ago.

— Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of achievable

Adjective

The system allows the city to retain a record of the application, which will be available when the applicant visits a NET office or the Zoning Office to complete the process and pay the fees required for the applicable business license.

— Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026
Election officials determined my eligibility, prepared and sent the correct ballot and accepted it under applicable law.

— Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of applicable

Adjective

If modernization isn’t feasible soon, running such workloads on-premises may be more stable and economical than forcing a cloud lift-and-shift.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
However, Bobrick says that if such effects were constructed at much smaller scales, the amount of energy required could be reduced as well, thereby making the process more feasible.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of feasible

Adjective

Gemini May 21 – June 20 A creative idea may attract more enthusiasm than practical support.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Sep. 2026
In this final stretch, Ryan said, one of the biggest practical challenges has been competing with data centers for skilled union electricians, about 200 of whom are working on the site today.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of practical

Adjective

What becomes viable when AI handles the routine and humans handle the judgment?

— Sumeet Salwan, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Highly active variants quickly degraded under thermal stress, and stable variants operated far too slowly to be commercially viable.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of viable

Adjective

By combining aluminum’s low weight with a pre-applied coating, the company is targeting a way to make battery components easier to manufacture while meeting durability and insulation requirements.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
What’s happening now could be a repeat of that, said Katie Bernstein, an applied linguist and professor of early childhood education at Arizona State University.

— Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2026