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

Other Word Forms

• feasibility noun
• feasibleness noun
• feasibly adverb
• nonfeasible adjective
• nonfeasibly adverb
• unfeasible adjective
• unfeasibly 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

He added that the force had "so many main lines of inquiries" and it "wouldn't have been feasible to search the whole of Brantham and the whole of the countryside".

From BBC

“The most feasible solution is raising the lake level,” said Ann Logan, the district’s air pollution control officer, standing on salt-encrusted lakebed that would be submerged if the target level were achieved.

From Los Angeles Times

The Singapore government repeatedly says that while it has been encouraging companies to transport workers on buses, an outright ban on such trucks is not feasible for small businesses.

From BBC

"A number of re-skilling and redeployment initiatives have been under way," TCS said in a statement, adding it will be "releasing associates from the organisation whose deployment may not be feasible".

From BBC

“It is extremely frustrating for me to know that there’s money there and there’s people that care, but our state agency has become so bureaucratic that it’s just not feasible for us,” Harless said.

From Salon

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