Viable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvaɪəbəl/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Viable is an adjective meaning Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
Meaning
Able to live on its own (as for a newborn).
More Meanings
- Able to be done, possible, practicable, feasible.
- Capable of working successfully
- (biology) Able to live and develop.
- (biology) An organism that is able to live and develop.
Example Sentences
a viable option
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".
Word Forms
- viables
Synonyms for viable
Depending on context, synonyms include feasible, possible, practicable, workable.
Antonyms for viable
Common opposites include inviable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include alive, practicable, feasible, workable, possible, vital.
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