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viable English

Learners of English as a second language usually know the word viable once they have reached the level C1 – Advanced. English words by learner level A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

Meaning viable meaning

What does viable mean?

Definitions in simple English

viable Adjective

— When something is viable, it can be done or used. Jamie came up with a viable plan for getting all of her work done before her vacation. If there is a fire, that door will not be a viable exit. It is locked from the outside and we will not be able to get it open.

— When something is viable, it can work out well. It can be successful. The two countries were determined to work out a viable peace deal to stop the war. Although he disagreed with everybody else's plans for the project, he could not suggest a more viable plan. The boss decided that Mai was the most viable candidate for the job, since she spoke six different languages and had been working longer than the other candidate.

— When something or someone is viable, it can live or survive on its own. The seeds we planted must not have been viable. They never grew into anything.

viable

— adjective (= feasible) capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

— adjective capable of life or normal growth and development viable seeds a viable fetus

Synonyms viable synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as viable?

viable English » English

feasible

workable

practicable

doable

achievable

proliferous

of great vitality

fertile

fecund

executable

alive

tractable

thinkable

sustainable

prolific

progressive

possible

liveable

livable

fruitful

conceivable

attainable

Examples viable examples

How do I use viable in a sentence?

Movie subtitles

COOPER: Not a viable name.

I am concerned, captain. This may not be an ideal society, but it is a viable one.

You see, it turned out not to be economically viable, so we now have a totally new offer.

The really important thing is it may be still viable and able to germinate.

They weren't considered viable by our engineers.

This branch is no longer viable.

That's what makes the operation viable.

That France is still a viable territory.

I coalesce the vapor of human experience into a viable and logical comprehension.

So, you see, Mr. Horman, the hiding theory seems to be the most viable, at least for the present.

No, it's more of an attempt to construct a viable hypothesis to explain the meaning of life.

The only viable currency is food, given as reward for work or withheld as punishment.

You are all viable targets.

In your case. the withdrawal method is the only viable alternative.

There is no other viable plan.

Such projects aren't viable due to the costs.

Captain, this may not be an ideal society, but it is a viable one.

So the hiding theory seems to be the most viable, at least for the present.

If we only had a viable suspect. We do.

If you really have a viable reason for me and the boys to leave at the crack of dawn then all you have to do is tell me, but, darling, don't lie to me.

But Spiderweb is still a viable operation.

Somehow, proving Vinnie didn't kidnap Le Blanc no longer seems a viable solution, Miss Holt.

Once we get a viable target, Dart will provide the frequencies.

I think an exchange of hostages is the only viable scenario.

Therefore, as all the other artificials tend to deconstruct after a few days, I recommend the continuation of funding in order to locate a naturally existing self-replicating predator species until, and unless the syphalloids prove more viable.

The work that you are about to hear marks a turning point which sees music returning to its true direction its only intrinsically viable and responsible future which is itself.

This may not be an ideal society, but it is a viable one.

It'll give me a chance to see if the planet is fully viable again.

Negative growth! This branch is no longer viable.

No viable alternatives.

It's viable for 24 hours.

On delivery, 50,000 more for each viable embryo.

News and current affairs

Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia came into existence because their constituent parts were not seen as viable independent states.

To be viable, a state needed to be large enough to defend itself and to constitute a relatively self-contained economic market.

The World Bank has been instrumental in advancing carbon finance as a viable development tool, and in facilitating private-sector participation in the market.

Iran's mood changed by the time America's entire Middle East strategy had gone adrift, but the grand bargain remains the only viable way out of the impasse.

Thus, uniting the forces of status quo conservatism, even if some of those conservatives are Christian, is the only viable diplomatic strategy open to Saudi Arabia.

So it is untrue that the only viable alternative to unrelenting absolutist rule must be Islamist.

He was equally indifferent to his people's material welfare and anything particular about the design of a viable political and economic system.

At the very least, it renders non-viable all debt restructurings under the standard debt contracts.

If Palestinians disarm but still confront Israeli demands to keep West Bank settlements, then Palestine will never have a viable state.

Without a viable legal system, foreign investment will remain elusive.

The only alternative to this bleak possibility seems remote today and may never be viable: a single global state in which all children are provided with the same genetic enhancements and the same opportunities for health, happiness, and success.

If this were simply a sign of a new, tighter focus on viable long-term strategies, it might be regarded it as a benign development.

After all the breakdowns in efforts to create a Palestinian state from the top down, only the old-fashioned way - from the bottom up - remains viable.

Although Medvedev and Putin have apparently adopted a viable power-sharing arrangement, Russia's stunted political institutions lack the capacity to root out corruption and other inefficiencies.

For most of the last decade, the DPJ was not seen as a viable alternative to the LDP, although they appeared to form a pseudo-two-party system.

To meet these challenges successfully, there is no viable alternative to a positive, continuous, and frank engagement between China and the rest of the world.

Indeed, the catastrophes in Japan might finally achieve what decades of conflict in the Middle East have not: compel governments to invest in the research required to develop viable energy alternatives.

Indeed, the only viable long-term strategy to adopt, therefore, is to stop trying to isolate Iran and instead nudge Iranians into engaging more with modern Asia.

Let's roll up our sleeves together and plot a viable pathway to a safe and effective low-carbon economy.

While Latin America will not be a priority for either an Obama or McCain administration, continuing the United States' neglect of the last seven years is no longer viable.

Turning its back in the face of such challenges is no longer a viable American option.

A loose and somewhat confused project, the Alliance of Civilizations aims to heal the wounds of conflict between Islam and the West through education, viable integration policies, and a better-informed dialogue with the media.

Nor is the claim that Islam is intrinsically inimical to innovation viable, because Muslim civilization has contributed mightily to science and art throughout history.