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operable, practicable

adj. usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution"

feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workable

adj. capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

practical

adj. having or put to a practical purpose or use; "practical mathematics"; "practical applications of calculus"

probable

adj. apparently destined; "the probable consequences of going ahead with the scheme"

credible, believable

adj. capable of being believed; "completely credible testimony"; "credible information"

conceivable, imaginable

adj. capable of being imagined; "that is one possible answer"

plausible

adj. given to or characterized by presenting specious arguments; "a plausible liar"

likely

adj. within the realm of credibility; "not a very likely excuse"

probable, likely

adj. likely but not certain to be or become true or real; "a likely result"; "he foresaw a probable loss"

likely

adj. has a good chance of being the case or of coming about; "these services are likely to be available to us all before long"; "she is likely to forget"; "a likely place for a restaurant"; "the broken limb is likely to fall"; "rain is likely"; "a likely topic for investigation"; "likely candidates for the job"

sound

adj. free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"

applicative, applicatory

adj. readily applicable or practical

applied

adj. concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles; "applied physics"; "applied psychology"; "technical problems in medicine, engineering, economics and other applied disciplines"- Sidney Hook

functional

adj. designed for or adapted to a function or use; "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"

matter-of-fact, pragmatic, pragmatical

adj. concerned with practical matters; "a matter-of-fact (or pragmatic) approach to the problem"; "a matter-of-fact account of the trip"

serviceable

adj. intended or able to serve a purpose without elaboration; "serviceable low-heeled shoes";

unimaginative

adj. dealing only with concrete facts

useful

adj. being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

working

adj. serving to permit or facilitate further work or activity; "discussed the working draft of a peace treaty"; "they need working agreements with their neighbor states on interstate projects"

accomplishable, achievable, doable, manageable, realizable

adj. capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do

affirmable, assertable

adj. capable of being affirmed or asserted; "a quality affirmable of every member of the family"

allegeable

adj. capable of being alleged or asserted to be true

attainable, come-at-able

adj. capable of being attained or accomplished; "choose an attainable goal"; "art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study"

attemptable

adj. capable of being attempted

conceivable

adj. within the bounds of what may be conceived within the framework of nature; "a cure is still conceivable"

contingent

adj. possible but not certain to occur; "they had to plan for contingent expenses"

mathematical

adj. statistically possible though highly improbable; "have a mathematical chance of making the playoffs"

researchable

adj. capable of being studied carefully and thoroughly and in detail

impossible

adj. not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with; "an impossible dream"; "an impossible situation"

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