feasible

[ fee-zuh-buhl ]

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adjective

capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.
probable; likely: a feasible theory.

suitable: a road feasible for travel.

Origin of feasible

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English feseable, faisible, from Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to fes-, fais- (variant stem of faire, from Latin facere “to do”) + -ible adjective suffix; see -ible

synonym study For feasible

1. See possible.

Other words from feasible

fea·si·bil·i·ty [fee-zuh-bil-i-tee], /ˌfi zəˈbɪl ɪ ti/, fea·si·ble·ness, noun
fea·si·bly, adverb
non·fea·si·ble, adjective
non·fea·si·bly, adverb
un·fea·si·ble, adjective
un·fea·si·bly, adverb

Words that may be confused with feasible

feasible , viable

Words Nearby feasible

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How to use feasible in a sentence

Cooperating with Assad is also the only feasible way, at present, to lessen the humanitarian nightmare in Syria.
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The use of the F-22 over Syria presently is easily feasible and extremely logical.
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But his higher profile should also make it more economically feasible to continue his work in disaster recovery.
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The villain hacks into drones and gains control of them, which does seem like a pretty feasible scenario.
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Unfortunately, under the circumstances, it is just not very feasible.
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Wherever feasible, I have preferred to let Tchaikovsky himself tell the story of his life.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste Tchaikovsky
The several plans I revolve in my mind do not prove, upon closer examination, feasible.
Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist | Alexander Berkman
The plan was very feasible, and the advice was good, as it placed the issue beyond a doubt: I inclined to it myself.
Confessions of a Thug | Philip Meadows Taylor
In the morn, when it was light saw men that ice had formed round the ships so thick that it was feasible to walk round about them.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) | Snorri Sturluson
It is indispensable to check these against biological fact, in order to ascertain which are feasible and which are not.
Taboo and Genetics | Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard

British Dictionary definitions for feasible

feasible

/ (ˈfiːzəbəl) /

adjective

able to be done or put into effect; possible
likely; probable: a feasible excuse

Origin of feasible

C15: from Anglo-French faisable, from faire to do, from Latin facere

Derived forms of feasible

feasibility or feasibleness, noun
feasibly, adverb

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