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 The right words can turn scattered details into a workable plan. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 The deeper lesson of today’s settlement is that product design, as a site of legal accountability, is a workable legal strategy. — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Draft the outline, check the requirement, and give your vision a workable sequence. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026 Name what feels supportive, suggest a calmer pace, and let care show up as a workable plan. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for workable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for workable

Adjective

Sunlight Place the plant in a sunny window, south-facing if possible, and give it four to six hours of sunlight each day.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2026
Carley Garner, a commodity market strategist and broker at DeCarley Trading, said smaller futures and oil ETFs such as the United States Oil Fund (ticker USO) have made speculation possible for traders at almost any level of experience or funding.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of possible

Adjective

That control system aims to extract more useful energy from each combustion cycle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
An analyst who can check something in a minute will check it, and then check the thing the first answer suggested, and the useful finding tends to turn up two or three steps in.

— David Zwick, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of useful

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The company’s Better Business Bureau (BBB) page now redirects to Rocket Mortgage, so reviews are no longer applicable for the marketplace.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

Porto’s Victor Froholdt was also greatly admired, but a deal was not feasible.

— Chris Waugh, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The few still images Polyphony Digital has provided don’t provide us with an angle to see if the Mini layout is still feasible with the new track model.

— Adam Ismail, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of feasible

Adjective

Earlier models relied on broad hydrological assumptions and missed practical engineering hurdles.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Giving manufacturers a practical way to reverse that integrity at the end of life could help turn some of those expensive materials back into feedstock instead of waste.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of practical

Adjective

Higher benchmark yields can lift financing costs even for healthy companies, potentially making some factories, data centers, acquisitions and other investments less economically viable.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Unable to find viable childcare, some have resorted to bringing their children with them to work or class.

— Moriah Balingit, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of viable

Adjective

Designed for future growth, the laboratory positions Auburn to meet increasing demand for applied research and technology development in aerospace and defense.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
FutureTex will work with domestic manufacturers to commercialize applied research, modernize facilities and equipment—plus incorporate digital infrastructure and other emerging technologies into production.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 17 Aug. 2026