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.
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everyday
Fits when the amount of effort or difficulty can be handled
Careful A manageable task may be only one part of an achievable goal.
everyday
Fits when you need the broadest claim that success is not ruled out
Careful A tiny theoretical chance is possible but not meaningfully achievable.
warm
Fits when the goal should feel close enough to encourage action
Careful Personal or concrete goals suit reachable better than abstract policy outcomes.
professional
Fits when technical or practical conditions permit the plan
Careful Feasibility says the plan can work, not that the person can attain the outcome.
professional
Fits when the plan matches current constraints and evidence
Careful A realistic forecast can be negative and need not describe a goal one can reach.
professional
Fits when a plan is imperfect but usable in practice
Careful Workable judges the method, whereas achievable judges the target.
formal
Fits when a goal, standard, or level can genuinely be reached
Careful For everyday reassurance, attainable may sound colder than achievable.
formal
practicable
Fits when the method can actually be carried out in present conditions
Careful The rare formal word is awkward in a card meant to reassure a friend.
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.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated
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