doable

adjective

do·​able ˈdü-ə-bəl 

: able to be done or attained : achievable, possible

It will be difficult, but it's still doable.

You wouldn't want your first outside venture to be in Fiji or something. Pennsylvania is very doable. It's not far from here.

—Mitchel Etess

The format is arranged to present a dish's original recipe in Latin, then translate and modernize it so that it is more doable than not.

—Richard Flaste

Synonyms

• achievable
• attainable
• feasible
• possible
• practicable
• realizable
• viable
• workable

Examples of doable in a Sentence

the assignment will be just barely doable in the time allowed

Recent Examples on the Web

That’s more doable to build in a cascading workflow but not as reliable for one-step pipelines for the reasons stated above. —Arkadiy Telegin, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

That’s doable, Weil said, even though there will be many Democratic candidates across the country competing for financial support next year, unlike this year’s special election environment. —Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 June 2025

Windhorst said a big swing for Antetokounmpo was more realistic before Tatum’s injury but still could be doable despite those complications. —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 30 May 2025

The program’s first national championship is doable as a result, so long as the Lady Vols don’t know any better. —Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 22 May 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from don "to do entry 1" + -able -able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for doable

• chewable
• viewable
• nonrenewable
• renewable
• reviewable

Kids Definition

doable

adjective

do·​able

ˈdü-ə-bəl

: capable of being done