workable
practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
capable of or suitable for being worked.
Origin of workable
1Other words from workable
- work·a·bil·i·ty, work·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·work·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·work·a·ble, adjective, noun
Words Nearby workable
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How to use workable in a sentence
For instance, acquisition strategies that heavily rely on generating leads at trade fairs and conferences are no longer workable.
Eight ways to align your customer acquisition strategy in 2021 | Lidia Hovhannisyan | January 4, 2021 | Search Engine WatchSo they were able to navigate something that was fully workable because didn’t have to handle all of the rent.
It provides a workable organizing principle to which any number of platform obligations could be attached.
Why the most controversial US internet law is worth saving | Amy Nordrum | September 9, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewNoguera pointed out the failures of the federal government and most state governments to actually focus on a creative and workable plan that allows students – especially those who need it most – to come back to school.
The Learning Curve: The Dystopian Future of ‘Learning Pods’ | Will Huntsberry | July 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoShe had spent three years trying to come up with a workable Brexit strategy, and failed.
Further, the challenge for CENTCOM is further compounded by the lack of workable intelligence in Syria.
Air Force Pilots Say They're Flying Blind Against ISIS | Dave Majumdar | October 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd workable solutions will require honesty—not currently a hallmark of The Gathering.
The $1-Billion-a-Year Right-Wing Conspiracy You Haven’t Heard Of | Jay Michaelson | September 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“For her it really is just a workable, satisfying way to make a living,” Turner writes.
American leaders must try to fashion a new set of workable relationships to cope with this exploding and dangerous Muslim world.
Here’s What the U.S. Has to Do to Deal With the Mad Middle East | Leslie H. Gelb | July 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHow a workable civilization is less about perfection and more about strict zoning.
Our forest fire laws are proving to be workable and hence practical.
A good illustration is furnished by the attempt to get a workable eight-hour law on government work.
A History of Trade Unionism in the United States | Selig PerlmanPrecautions really workable might be furnished the Associated Press.
Euthenics, the science of controllable environment | Ellen H. RichardsJust at this time the syndicate intrusted to me three hundred thousand as a workable margin for certain future investments.
Flamsted quarries | Mary E. WallerMr. Clavering has a workable scheme, and it will only need the Sheriff and a few men whom I will choose when I am ready.
The Cattle-Baron's Daughter | Harold Bindloss
British Dictionary definitions for workable
/ (ˈwɜːkəbəl) /
practicable or feasible
able to be worked
Derived forms of workable
- workability or workableness, noun
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