Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | possible |
| Synonyms: | achievable, conceivable, doable, feasible, obtainable, practicable, realizable, serviceable, viable, workable |
| Main Entry: | practicable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | within the realm of possibility |
| Synonyms: | accessible, achievable, applicable, attainable, doable, employable, feasible, functional, handy, open, operative, performable, possible, practical, serviceable, usable, useful, utile, utilizable, viable, workable |
| Notes: | practical applies when what is in question is the conduct of affairs, whereas pragmatic applies when the question is the planning with respect to these affairs; practical is anything that can be done and is worth doing, while practicable is anything that can be done - worthwhile or not |
| Antonyms: | impossible, impracticable, unattainable, unreasonable, unworkable |
| Main Entry: | practical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | realistic, useful |
| Synonyms: | applied, both feet on the ground, businesslike, commonsensical, constructive, doable, down-to-earth, efficient, empirical, experimental, factual, feasible, functional, handy, hard-boiled, implicit, in action, in operation, matter-of-fact, nuts and bolts, operative, orderly, possible, practicable, pragmatic, rational, reasonable, sane, sensible, serviceable, sober, solid, sound, systematic, unidealistic, unromantic, usable, utile, utilitarian, virtual, workable, workaday, working |
| Notes: | practical applies when what is in question is the conduct of affairs, whereas pragmatic applies when the question is the planning with respect to these affairs; practical is anything that can be done and is worth doing, while practicable is anything that can be done - worthwhile or not |
| Antonyms: | impossible, impractical, unfeasible, unrealistic, unserviceable, unworkable, useless, worthless |
| Main Entry: | viable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable, practicable |
| Synonyms: | applicable, doable, feasible, operable, possible, usable, within possibility, workable |
| Antonyms: | impossible, unachievable, unpractical, unreasonable |
| Main Entry: | workable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | feasible |
| Synonyms: | applicable, breeze*, cinch*, doable, duck soup, easy, easy as pie, exploitable, functional, no sweat, piece of cake, possible, practicable, practical, simple as ABC, snap, usable, useful, viable, working |
| Antonyms: | impractical, unfeasible, unworkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exploitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usable |
| Synonyms: | available, doable, exploitative, exploitatory, exploitive, feasible, fit, functional, helpful, operable, useful, working |
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