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

The Bottom Line Picking a decadent dark chocolate that can also offer health benefits is totally doable. —Sherri Gordon, Health, 26 May 2025

Think practical, long-term results, because this is doable! —Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 26 May 2025

The hair takes color, so achieving that perfect inky black is completely doable with the right dye. —Noel Cymone Walker, StyleCaster, 2 May 2025

But with a good pasta maker at your service, trust that creating fresh strands is doable for a weeknight dinner—even for a beginner cook. —Alexis Berger, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 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