viable
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5.4
- adjective
- /ˈvaɪəbl/
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viable
- However, fairly obviously, this is not going to be a viable option for most users.
- a viable alternative
- a viable option
- economically viable
I think it's scalable and I think it's viable and there's nothing else.
- I think it's scalable and I think it's viable and there's nothing else.
- You know, I think that is a viable way of writing.
- It's but it's becoming a less viable business, right.
- But, like, I don't even know who the viable candidates are.
- But outside of that, do you think that that is a viable way to pay for it?
- And there's this, this battle about which one is the more viable path to take, right?
- How close are we right now to a viable vaccine?
- So this might still be viable, but we need to answer some questions first.
- It's never been a viable option because it just wasn't that good.
Examples
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There clearly was no answer and she could find no viable choice for herself.
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It's a viable option.
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Do you see that as viable eventually?
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Can I see it as a viable long term solution?
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You know, I think that is a viable way of writing.
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So this might still be viable, but we need to answer some questions first.
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The intent of the project was for students to develop a viable business plan.
Academic text (2017) -
That's a viable option for all of you.
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The publicity has helped make the process more acceptable as a viable alternative to childbirth.
Academic text (2011) -
For the project to move forward, we need to find a viable solution that meets all the requirements.
Synonyms
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4.9
Possible to do or make happen
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3.9
Possible to do successfully with the tools and conditions we have
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5.8
Possible to do successfully in real life
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5.8
Possible to do with the available money and time
Antonyms
How Viable
Surface Forms
Morphology
viable = vi + able
The meaning 'capable of being done' follows the productive '-able' pattern, but the base form 'vi-' is not transparently linked to a common English base (e.g., 'live'), so derivation may be unclear to learners.
Etymology
Viable comes from an old root about 'life', like in vital and survive. So a viable plan is one that can 'live' or continue under real conditions, which is why we say a project is not viable when it cannot succeed.