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

Intelligence becomes useful when the environment is uncertain.

— Nitin Gupta, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Although somewhat gimmicky, anything that lowers accessibility barriers between the real and virtual worlds is likely to make mixed-reality activities more useful and viable.

— Jon Martindale, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of useful

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

David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hagerman, the hair stylist in Oklahoma City, finds that explanation applicable to her life.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
The company’s Better Business Bureau (BBB) page now redirects to Rocket Mortgage, so reviews are no longer applicable for the marketplace.

— Dan Simms, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of applicable

Adjective

An Amtrak spokesperson said a livestream is not feasible, but that a recording of the meeting will be posted to the project website.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
This might be fine for a night or two to diagnose a sleep disorder, but gathering enough data on enough people to sift out long-term statistical correlations just isn’t feasible.

— Mike McRae September 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of feasible

Adjective

Optical fiber, however, provides a practical path for moving information across long distances.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
Two years later, in June 1865, Lizzie’s father Andrew — a wealthy but practical Fall River businessman — remarried Abby Durfee Gray.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of practical

Adjective

Defenders must protect sprawling environments, while attackers need to find only one viable path.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
But after years of struggling to find a viable business model, the company shuttered its clinics and telehealth operations in 2024 to rethink its healthcare strategy.

— Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 15 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