feasible

[ fee-zuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable of being done, effected, or accomplished:

   a feasible plan.

2. probable; likely:

   a feasible theory.

3. suitable:

   a road feasible for travel.

feasible

/ ˈfiːzəbəl /

adjective

1. able to be done or put into effect; possible
2. likely; probable

   a feasible excuse

Derived Forms

• ˌfeasiˈbility, noun
• ˈfeasibly, adverb

Other Words From

• fea·si·bil·i·ty [fee-z, uh, -, bil, -i-tee], fea·si·ble·ness noun
• fea·si·bly adverb
• non·fea·si·ble adjective
• non·fea·si·bly adverb
• un·fea·si·ble adjective
• un·fea·si·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of feasible¹

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English feseable, faisible, from Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to fes-, fais- (variant stem of faire, from Latin facere “to do”) + -ible adjective suffix; -ible

Word History and Origins

Origin of feasible¹

C15: from Anglo-French faisable , from faire to do, from Latin facere

Synonym Study

See possible.

Example Sentences

"As long as it is feasible from the military point of view."

From BBC

It's a very feasible technology for producing an endless supply of food from the deep oceans, not from the coast.

From Salon

As researchers continue to refine these technologies, the potential for creating adaptive nanomachines that can operate in complex environments, such as within the human body, is becoming increasingly feasible.

From Science Daily

That’s not feasible for reviews that might assess several hundred papers, he adds.

From Science Magazine

But until now, identifying and measuring these slight behavioral changes in a scientific way hasn't been feasible, not even when studying Alzheimer's in mice.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• achievable
• advantageous
• appropriate
• attainable
• beneficial
• expedient
• likely
• practicable
• practical
• profitable
• reasonable
• suitable
• viable
• workable
• worthwhile