attainable

[uh-tey-nuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being attained.

Other Word Forms

• attainability noun
• attainableness noun
• nonattainability noun
• nonattainable adjective
• superattainable adjective
• superattainableness noun
• superattainably adverb
• unattainability noun
• unattainable adjective
• unattainableness noun
• unattainably adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of attainable¹

First recorded in 1640–50; attain + -able

Example Sentences

These purchases are neither cheap nor extravagant, but sit in the sweet spot of being aspirational yet attainable.

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Still, the conquest that Seidler — who died after the 2023 season at age 63 — long envisioned has never seemed so attainable.

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In their letter, Garcia and Krishnamoorthi noted that recent scientific advancements — including the creation of new preventative drugs — are making the eradication of HIV more attainable than ever.

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“Peace is what gives us the opportunity to make democracy stronger, to make freedom more attainable, to make freedom greater for ourselves and the rest of the world,” he said.

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Washington understands it’s a problem, but acknowledges the solution isn’t easily attainable.

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Related Words

• feasible 
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• practicable 
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