feasible

[fee-zuh-buhl]

adjective

1. capable of being done, effected, or accomplished.

   a feasible plan.

2. probable; likely.

   a feasible theory.

3. suitable.

   a road feasible for travel.

feasible

/ ˈfiːzəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be done or put into effect; possible

2. likely; probable

   a feasible excuse

Other Word Forms

• feasibility noun
• feasibleness noun
• feasibly adverb
• nonfeasible adjective
• nonfeasibly adverb
• unfeasible adjective
• unfeasibly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of feasible¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of feasible¹

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

Synonym Study

See possible.

Example Sentences

"Effectively, we're showing that this naive picture where we envisioned a surface with good conduction that's feasible to use in electronics is completely wrong," Li explained.

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Forrester analyst Brian Hopkins said the falling costs of components, combined with improvements to robot dexterity and AI, was helping to make humanoid robots feasible for a variety of different settings.

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"Increasing income from charging is the most feasible way to offset the cost of delivering this service and to secure savings in-year."

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It said it was "not feasible" to continue his national contract when it runs out on 31 December.

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Senior defence ministry official Won Chong-dae, however, said on Tuesday that it was "feasible to construct a nuclear-powered submarine with our own technology".

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