practicable
Americanadjective
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capable of being done, effected, or put into practice, with the available means; feasible.
a practicable solution.
- Synonyms:
- attainable, achievable, workable
- Antonyms:
- unfeasible
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capable of being used.
a practicable gift.
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Theater. (of a stage property or part of a set) designed or constructed for actual use; a practicable window; practicable water faucets.
adjective
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capable of being done; feasible
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usable
Related Words
See possible.
Other Word Forms
- nonpracticability noun
- nonpracticable adjective
- nonpracticableness noun
- nonpracticably adverb
- practicability noun
- practicableness noun
- practicably adverb
Etymology
Origin of practicable
1660–70; < Medieval Latin practic ( āre ) to practice + -able
Example Sentences
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Buckingham Palace previously announced that Andrew would leave his home "as soon as possible and practicable" after he was stripped of his royal titles last year over his links to Jeffrey Epstein.
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026
Transport Scotland said the rail operator now intended to introduce an alternative voice "as soon as practicable".
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
Obama made clear that these were temporary measures and that the government would sell off its stockholdings as soon as that was practicable.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025
“To the maximum extent practicable, the needs of the charter school must be given the same consideration as those of the district-run schools.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2025
There were too many of them over too wide an area to make a spraying program practicable.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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