doable

adjective

do·​able ˈdü-ə-bəl 

: able to be done or attained : achievable, possible

It will be difficult, but it's still doable.

You wouldn't want your first outside venture to be in Fiji or something. Pennsylvania is very doable. It's not far from here.

—Mitchel Etess

The format is arranged to present a dish's original recipe in Latin, then translate and modernize it so that it is more doable than not.

—Richard Flaste

Synonyms

• achievable
• attainable
• feasible
• possible
• practicable
• realizable
• viable
• workable

Examples of doable in a Sentence

the assignment will be just barely doable in the time allowed

Recent Examples on the Web

Of taking on her first movie musical, Yeoh, 62, recalled Chu assuring her that singing as Morrible would be doable. —Jack Smart, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024

Buying gifts for your parents, siblings, and best friend might be doable, but adding your 37 first cousins to that list could put you on course for a Christmas Eve tailspin that not even the strongest of nog can assuage. —Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Dec. 2024

That absolutely feels doable, possibly in year one. —Nick Baumgardner and More, The Athletic, 23 Nov. 2024

Moving on from the fighting and the bad blood seems doable, as the hottest online dustups can get very cold rather quickly. —Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from don "to do entry 1" + -able -able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

doable

adjective

do·​able

ˈdü-ə-bəl

: capable of being done