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
8- everyday
the amount of effort or difficulty can be handled
not when A manageable task may be only one part of an achievable goal.
- everyday
you need the broadest claim that success is not ruled out
not when A tiny theoretical chance is possible but not meaningfully achievable.
- warm
the goal should feel close enough to encourage action
not when Personal or concrete goals suit reachable better than abstract policy outcomes.
- professional
technical or practical conditions permit the plan
not when Feasibility says the plan can work, not that the person can attain the outcome.
- professional
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
a plan is imperfect but usable in practice
not when Workable judges the method, whereas achievable judges the target.
- formal
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
3- 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
- wiktionary, English adjective sense 1: capable of being achieved opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
The definition and the example on this page are written here. The dictionaries above ground which meaning is being described, not the wording.