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

Lincoln, with its large swath of dining choices and other activities, is about a half hour drive at most, and North Conway is a further, yet doable, adventure as well. —Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025

But beating the Clippers the next night is doable. —Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025

That could be a one-minute meditation or even a single mindful activity—whatever feels ridiculously doable. —Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 6 Mar. 2025

Although there’s not much confusion regarding what a security vulnerability is, a flaw that can be exploited in order to do something malicious that shouldn’t be doable, the same cannot be said about vulnrichment. —Davey Winder, Forbes, 24 Feb. 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