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Achievable

adj.hopeful, capableprofessional

What it means

Possible to reach with the effort, time, and resources realistically available.

Reach for it when giving grounded encouragement rather than promising an easy result

With one evening reserved each week, the certification became achievable.

Choose between these

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  • everyday

    manageable

    the amount of effort or difficulty can be handled

    not when A manageable task may be only one part of an achievable goal.

  • everyday

    possible

    you need the broadest claim that success is not ruled out

    not when A tiny theoretical chance is possible but not meaningfully achievable.

  • warm

    reachable

    the goal should feel close enough to encourage action

    not when Personal or concrete goals suit reachable better than abstract policy outcomes.

  • professional

    feasible

    technical or practical conditions permit the plan

    not when Feasibility says the plan can work, not that the person can attain the outcome.

  • professional

    realistic

    the plan matches current constraints and evidence

    not when A realistic forecast can be negative and need not describe a goal one can reach.

  • professional

    workable

    a plan is imperfect but usable in practice

    not when Workable judges the method, whereas achievable judges the target.

  • formal

    attainable

    a goal, standard, or level can genuinely be reached

    not when For everyday reassurance, attainable may sound colder than achievable.

  • formal

    practicable

    the method can actually be carried out in present conditions

    not when The rare formal word is awkward in a card meant to reassure a friend.

Said against

3
  • impossible
  • unattainable
  • unrealistic

It naturally appears in

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  • achievable goal

    An achievable goal gave the new runner a clear first month.

  • readily achievable

    A ten-minute reduction is readily achievable with the revised route.

  • make achievable

    Shared equipment can make achievable a project no one farm could afford.

Where this comes from

The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.