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

Derived Forms

• ˈfeasibly, adverb
• ˌfeasiˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• fea·si·bil·i·ty [fee-z, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], 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

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

It was yet again a demonstration of the ways in which it’s not feasible to pretend like the world of social media is somehow completely divorced from the rest of our reality.

From Fortune

For now, Gloria is stuck mulling where cuts – and investments – are feasible.

From Voice of San Diego

The four mathematicians made the hunt feasible through two main innovations.

From Quanta Magazine

That is not even very feasible in some areas of the world that have limited electricity supply.

From MIT Technology Review

Eight years later, Google has decided that a network of flying Internet balloons is indeed not a feasible idea.

From Ars Technica

Cooperating with Assad is also the only feasible way, at present, to lessen the humanitarian nightmare in Syria.

From The Daily Beast

The use of the F-22 over Syria presently is easily feasible and extremely logical.

From The Daily Beast

But his higher profile should also make it more economically feasible to continue his work in disaster recovery.

From The Daily Beast

The villain hacks into drones and gains control of them, which does seem like a pretty feasible scenario.

From The Daily Beast

Unfortunately, under the circumstances, it is just not very feasible.

From The Daily Beast

Wherever feasible, I have preferred to let Tchaikovsky himself tell the story of his life.

From Project Gutenberg

The several plans I revolve in my mind do not prove, upon closer examination, feasible.

From Project Gutenberg

The plan was very feasible, and the advice was good, as it placed the issue beyond a doubt: I inclined to it myself.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

It is indispensable to check these against biological fact, in order to ascertain which are feasible and which are not.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• achievable
• advantageous
• appropriate
• attainable
• beneficial
• expedient
• likely
• practicable
• practical
• profitable
• reasonable
• suitable
• viable
• workable
• worthwhile