: 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.—
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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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Visiting during the high season (June, July, or August) is doable, but requires planning ahead due to high occupancy rates.
—Linnea Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
What had been absurdly labeled impossible suddenly was proven to be very doable.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Ask for specifics and offer a doable window, then block out time to actually do the essential parts of your responsibilities.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The prevailing opinion was that 32 is just about right, but 34 would be doable.
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Linnea Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
What had been absurdly labeled impossible suddenly was proven to be very doable.
—Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
Ask for specifics and offer a doable window, then block out time to actually do the essential parts of your responsibilities.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026
The prevailing opinion was that 32 is just about right, but 34 would be doable.
—The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Doable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doable. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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