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workable

American  
[wur-kuh-buhl] / ˈwɜr kə bəl /

adjective

  1. practicable or feasible.

    He needs a workable schedule.

  2. capable of or suitable for being worked. worked.

workable British  
/ ˈwɜːkəbəl /

adjective

  1. practicable or feasible

  2. able to be worked

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Other Word Forms

  • unworkability noun
  • unworkable adjective
  • workability noun
  • workableness noun

Etymology

Origin of workable

First recorded in 1535–45; work + -able

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By delineating regulatory jurisdictions, Clarity establishes workable registration pathways for trading platforms and intermediaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The president also announced that the two were “very far along with a definitive” deal and called Tehran’s 10-point proposal “a workable basis on which to negotiate.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

His efforts will form the backbone of a new TV series following his attempt to turn the ageing estate into a workable home.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

“Deliberation tempers impulse, and compromise hammers disagreements into workable solutions,” he writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

The system of communications used in science should provide a neat, workable model for studying mechanisms of information-building in human society.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

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