viable

Definitions

adj

1

Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).

2

Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.

a viable option

3

Capable of working successfully

Barker believed that evidence was emerging that a "solid proportion" of operations were "grossly uneconomic", and that no amount of improvement in equipment would make them viable. He suggested that "while the superstructure of the report is correct, the foundations require radical re-examination".

4

Able to live and develop.

noun

1

An organism that is able to live and develop.

Collocations

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(adj.)

VERBS

be, prove, seem, sound

The new business plan seems viable if we can reduce our costs by next quarter.

become

remain

make sth

The new public transport system makes car ownership less viable for city residents.

consider sth, regard sth as

ADV

extremely, truly

perfectly

This recycling program is perfectly viable if we can get enough community support.

potentially

still

no longer

commercially, economically, financially

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances a

feasible
executable
practicable
workable

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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a viable option

Wiktionary

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Barker believed that evidence was emerging that a "solid proportion" of operations were "grossly uneconomic", and that no amount of improvement in equipment would make them viable. He suggested that "

Wiktionary

03

What you're saying is perfectly viable, but I can't shake off my unease.

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04

Tom didn't think that his boss's plan was a viable one.

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Tom is a viable candidate.

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No project for peace can be viable unless it emphasizes ethnic, cultural, religious, and linguistic tolerance, as well as diversity in general.

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