adjective
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able to be done or put into effect; possible
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likely; probable
a feasible excuse
Related Words
See possible.
Other Word Forms
- feasibility noun
- feasibleness noun
- feasibly adverb
- nonfeasible adjective
- nonfeasibly adverb
- unfeasible adjective
- unfeasibly adverb
Etymology
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; -ible
Example Sentences
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As actors closing in on 70, Knight and Hofvendahl think the industry has changed in ways that would make it feasible for them to live in Oregon or Washington and work from there.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet executives decided it wasn’t feasible to raise prices at other retailers within that time frame, according to internal communication cited in the lawsuit.
However, it added that achieving this would be "at the limit of what is feasible".
From BBC
“In 2025, some firms tried to bear the brunt of the tariffs themselves, but they will find that’s not feasible over the long run.”
From MarketWatch
The report recommends the council's "monitoring officer continues to explore all feasible avenues of legal redress in relation to the unlawful disposal of the JMC".
From BBC
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