feasibility
7 synonyms and 2 antonyms for feasibility, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The degree to which something can actually be done with the money, time, people and technology available.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Synonyms by Meaning
1. noun
The degree to which something can actually be done with the money, time, people and technology available.
“The council commissioned a report on the feasibility of the new tram line.”
Opposites
2. noun
The quality of being likely or plausible.
“Detectives doubted the feasibility of his account of that evening.”
How to Use Feasibility
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
Neutral to formal, and very common in business, engineering and public planning.
Etymology
From feasible, which comes from Old French faisable 'doable', from faire 'to do', ultimately from Latin facere 'to do, to make'.
Full origin of feasibility →Frequently Asked Questions
What is the difference between feasibility and viability?
Feasibility asks whether something can be done at all with the resources at hand. Viability asks whether it can keep going and succeed once it is done, especially financially. A project can be feasible to build but not viable to run.
What is a feasibility study?
It is a structured assessment carried out before a project is approved, examining whether it is technically possible, legally allowed, affordable and worth doing. It usually ends with a recommendation to proceed, revise the plan or stop.
Is feasibility the same as possibility?
Not quite. Something can be possible in principle but not feasible in practice, because it would cost too much or take too long. Feasibility always takes real-world constraints into account.