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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But that may not be feasible because of record-setting oil prices.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
By summer 2025, AI’s advancements made AI-enhanced articles more feasible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
It’s a clever workaround and it would be technically feasible, but you are correct in that the opportunity cost and potential capital-gains taxes from liquidating other assets probably outweigh those tax savings.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
"Findings from our clinical trial and our mechanistic study show that is now feasible to bring these critical immune cells into glioblastoma."
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
In fact, listening to her, I even started wondering if maybe it was all feasible: if one day we might all of us move into a place like that and carry on our lives together.
From "Never Let Me Go" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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