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feasible

fea·si·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [fee-zuh-buh l]
    • /ˈfi zə bəl/
    • /ˈfiː.zə.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [fee-zuh-buh l]
    • /ˈfi zə bəl/

Definitions of feasible word

  • adjective feasible capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan. 1
  • adjective feasible probable; likely: a feasible theory. 1
  • adjective feasible suitable: a road feasible for travel. 1
  • noun feasible Possible to do easily or conveniently. 1
  • noun Technical meaning of feasible (algorithm)   A description of an algorithm that takes polynomial time (that is, for a problem set of size N, the resources required to solve the problem can be expressed as some polynomial involving N). Problems that are "feasible" are said to be "in P" where P is polynomial time. Problems that are "possible" but not "feasible" are said to be "in NP". (systems analysis)   A description of a project or system for which a feasibility study gives a positive answer. 1
  • adjective feasible If something is feasible, it can be done, made, or achieved. 0

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Origin of feasible

First appearance:

before 1425
One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English feseable, faisible < Anglo-French, Old French, equivalent to fes-, fais- (variant stem of faire < Latin facere to do) + -ible -ible

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Parts of speech for Feasible

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

feasible popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

feasible usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for feasible

adj feasible

  • profitable — yielding profit; remunerative: a profitable deal.
  • beneficial — Something that is beneficial helps people or improves their lives.
  • achievable — If you say that something you are trying to do is achievable, you mean that it is possible for you to succeed in doing it.
  • advantageous — If something is advantageous to you, it is likely to benefit you.
  • likely — probably or apparently destined (usually followed by an infinitive): something not likely to happen.

adjective feasible

  • realistic — interested in, concerned with, or based on what is real or practical: a realistic estimate of costs; a realistic planner.
  • doable — capable of being done.
  • expedient — (of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.

adverb feasible

  • perchance — Literary. perhaps; maybe; possibly.
  • imaginably — capable of being imagined or conceived.
  • mayhap — perhaps.
  • conceivably — capable of being conceived; imaginable.

Antonyms for feasible

adj feasible

  • disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
  • inappropriate — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
  • implausible — not plausible; not having the appearance of truth or credibility: an implausible alibi.
  • impractical — not practical or useful.
  • unfeasible — capable of being done, effected, or accomplished: a feasible plan.

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