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| Main Entry: |
practicable
 [prak-ti-kuh-buhl] 
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| 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: | attainable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | within reach; achievable |
| Synonyms: | accessible, accomplishable, at hand, available, cherry pie, duck soup, easy, feasible, gettable, likely, no problem, no sweat, obtainable, piece of cake, possible, potential, practicable, probable, procurable, reachable, realizable, securable |
| Antonyms: | unachieveable, unattainable, unreachable |
| Main Entry: | effectual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | influential; authoritative |
| Synonyms: | accomplishing, achieving, adequate, binding, capable, conclusive, decisive, determinative, effecting, effective, efficacious, efficient, forcible, fulfilling, in force, lawful, legal, licit, potent, powerful, practicable, productive, qualified, serviceable, sound, strong, successful, telling, useful, valid, virtuous, workable |
| Notes: | effective means 'having a (desired) result or effect,' effectual is 'succeeding in producing a desired result or effect,' and efficacious means the same as effectual as well as 'serving as an effective solution or remedy' |
| Antonyms: | impotent, incapable, ineffectual, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, weak |
Example Sentences
- These scopes are more practicable now, when the prognostics of the political end economic barometer are halcyonic.
- Get the grid right, and it becomes far easier for any good green technology to become profitable and practicable.
- He is an old balloonist, and says the scheme is practicable.
| Main Entry: | expedient |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worthwhile, appropriate |
| Synonyms: | ad hoc, advantageous, advisable, beneficial, convenient, desirable, discreet, effective, feasible, fit, fitting, helpful, judicious, meet, opportune, politic, possible, practicable, practical, pragmatic, profitable, proper, prudent, seasonable, suitable, tactical, timely, useful, utilitarian, wise |
| Antonyms: | inappropriate, inexpedient, unbeneficial, unprofitable, unworthwhile |
| Main Entry: | feasible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | possible, doable |
| Synonyms: | achievable, advantageous, appropriate, attainable, beneficial, breeze, cinch, duck soup, easy as pie, expedient, fit, fitting, likely, no sweat, performable, pie, piece of cake, practicable, practical, probable, profitable, pushover, realizable, reasonable, simple as ABC, snap, suitable, viable, workable, worthwhile |
| Antonyms: | impossible, inconceivable, unfeasible, unlikely, unpractical, unreasonable |
| Main Entry: | fit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | suitable, appropriate |
| Synonyms: | able, adapted, adequate, advantageous, apposite, apt, becoming, befitting, beneficial, capable, comely, comme il faut, competent, conformable, convenient, correct, correspondent, deserving, desirable, due, equipped, equitable, expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fitted, fitting, good enough, happy, just, likely, meet, opportune, practicable, preferable, prepared, proper, qualified, ready, right, rightful, seasonable, seemly, tasteful, timely, trained, well-suited, wise, worthy |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, inappropriate, incorrect, unfit, unsuitable, unsuited, unworthy |
| Main Entry: | functional |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | working |
| Synonyms: | handy, occupational, operative, practicable, practical, serviceable, useful, utile, utilitarian, utility |
| Antonyms: | broken, idle, malfunctioning, unfunctional |
| Main Entry: | handy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | easy to use |
| Synonyms: | adaptable, advantageous, available, beneficial, central, convenient, functional, gainful, helpful, manageable, neat, practicable, practical, profitable, ready, serviceable, useful, utile, wieldy |
| Antonyms: | awkward, hard, inconvenient, unhandy, useless |
| Main Entry: | likely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | probable, apt, hopeful |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, achievable, anticipated, assuring, attainable, believeable, conceivable, conjecturable, credible, destined, disposed, expected, fair, favorite, feasible, given to, imaginable, in favor of, in the cards, in the habit of, inclined, inferable, liable, odds-on, on the verge of, ostensible, plausible, possible, practicable, predisposed, presumable, promising, prone, rational, reasonable, seeming, subject to, supposable, tending, thinkable, true, up-and-coming, verisimilar, workable |
| Antonyms: | implausible, inapt, unforeseeable, unlikely |
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