doable

adjective

do·​able ˈdü-ə-bəl How to pronounce doable (audio)
Synonyms of doablenext
: able to be done or attained : achievable, possible
It will be difficult, but it's still doable.
You wouldn't want your first outside venture to be in Fiji or something. Pennsylvania is very doable. It's not far from here.—Mitchel Etess
The format is arranged to present a dish's original recipe in Latin, then translate and modernize it so that it is more doable than not.—Richard Flaste

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the assignment will be just barely doable in the time allowed
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Ragweed is easiest to weed early in the season when the plants are still young and their roots aren’t well-established; however, pulling or digging older plants out later on is still doable and much better than allowing the plants to drop seed. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026 Máncora is just around 10 miles further north, making visiting the two surf towns doable in a single day or over the course of a weekend. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2026 Putting 3 in the back would be quite doable, though a little cozy in some cases. — Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Even with this delay, our connection in Atlanta looked doable. — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for doable

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from don "to do entry 1" + -able -able

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of doable was in the 15th century

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“Doable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doable. Accessed 7 Sep. 2026.

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doable

adjective
do·​able
ˈdü-ə-bəl
: capable of being done
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