practicable

5 synonyms and 3 antonyms for practicable, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Able to be done; realistic and workable.

Synonyms

Less common

Still standard English, but they carry more weight.

viable feasible

Rare, literary or technical

Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.

workable operable executable

Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Able to be done; realistic and workable.

““The player should usually be able to play more quickly than that and is encouraged to do so,” the guidelines state, with golfers that exceed 40 seconds – AKA “bad time” – “informed as soon as practicable” by a tournament official.”

viable workable operable executable feasible

Opposites

impossible unworkable

2. adj

Useful and handy for a particular job.

Opposites

unusable

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin prācticābilis, partly modelled on Middle French praticable; by surface analysis it can also be broken down as practice (verb) plus -able.

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