: 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
Mitchel EtessThe 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
Richard FlasteExamples of doable in a Sentence
the assignment will be just barely doable in the time allowed
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But protecting these values is doable through dialogue.
—Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
Nevertheless, be realistic and stay in the ballpark of what is doable.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2025
In addition to ending the politicization of the aid, what is necessary – and doable – right now is an increase in federal efforts to bring more water, firefighters, and equipment to Southern California.
—Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Sure, the No. 1 pick might have always been a pipe dream, but landing a top-four selection was considerably more doable.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
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Troy Aidan Sambajon, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2025
Nevertheless, be realistic and stay in the ballpark of what is doable.
—Georgia Nicols, The Denver Post, 20 Feb. 2025
In addition to ending the politicization of the aid, what is necessary – and doable – right now is an increase in federal efforts to bring more water, firefighters, and equipment to Southern California.
—Douglas Schoen, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2025
Sure, the No. 1 pick might have always been a pipe dream, but landing a top-four selection was considerably more doable.
—Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for doable
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“Doable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doable. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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