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achievable

achievable

33 3.2
Can be done successfully
  • adjective
  • /əˈtʃivəbl/
translation icon : alcanzable
  • Setting realistic and achievable goals is essential for success in any project.
  • an achievable goal
  • easily achievable
  • an achievable objective

Yes, achievable goals are what we have complete control over.

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Examples

  • Start from what you think is achievable and then work back how you can get there.

  • So maybe all we need is a goal that's slightly more achievable and a little more fun.

  • Imagine that it's possible, it's achievable, and I want it for you.

  • Yes, achievable goals are what we have complete control over.

  • Well, they tell me successful people set achievable goals, so...

  • Some of the four elements may not be achievable under specific conditions.

    Academic text (1991)
  • And we must find a set of goals that are achievable and can be expressed in ways that people can understand.

  • There are clear, achievable, affordable responses to our challenges.

  • His requests are reasonable, achievable, and I believe the American people would go along with them.

  • That is, the dramatic improvements in human welfare are achievable by mid century with focused health investments.

Synonyms

possible
vsachievable
1.0

Able to happen or be achieved

stresses practical accomplishment rather than mere theoretical chance
feasible
vsachievable
88 4.9

Possible to do or make happen

means possible but does not always imply easy execution
doable
vsachievable
51 1.8

Possible to finish with effort

refers to being possible without implying casual ease
workable
vsachievable
37 3.9

Possible to do successfully with the tools and conditions we have

is broader, covering possibility beyond current means or conditions
within reach
vsachievable
20 2.8

Close enough to get by hand or to achieve with little effort

covers being possible even when it may be hard to obtain
attainable
vsachievable
17 3.9

Possible to achieve or reach

focuses on general possibility rather than the reaching process
practicable
vsachievable
8 5.8

Possible to do successfully in real life

is about being possible generally, not only practical application
obtainable
vsachievable
6 3.7

Possible to get or buy

refers to being possible to accomplish rather than to obtain
realizable
vsachievable
  • US
1 4.4

Possible to do or achieve

is about being possible to accomplish successfully
accomplishable
vsachievable
4.7

Something you can do

is more about overall possibility than just finishing tasks

Antonyms

3 6.3

Not possible to do or reach

How Achievable

easy
1.0
achievable
33 3.2
difficult
1.6
impractical
38 5.3
impossible
1.4

Surface Forms

achievable positive

Morphology

achievable = achieve (transparent) = achieve + able

The productive suffix '-able' attaches to the verb 'achieve' to form an adjective meaning 'able to be achieved', a straightforward derivation.

Etymology

Achievable comes from the verb achieve, which once meant to 'bring to a head' — like reaching the top or finish of a task, and the ending -able means 'can be'. So, achievable means 'possible to do' or able to be completed.