feasible
feasible Lexical Profile
feasible Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Possible and practical to do, achieve, or carry out easily or conveniently.
"After reviewing the budget and timeline, the engineering team concluded that building the bridge by autumn was entirely feasible."
Likely, probable, or logically believable (of a theory, explanation, or excuse).
"The detective noted that while the suspect's alibi sounded feasible at first, the security footage proved otherwise."
Word Nuance & Usage
Traditionally, "feasible" refers to an action or project that is practically doable, whereas "plausible" refers to an explanation or claim that seems believable or reasonable, though "feasible" is increasingly used in the latter sense in casual speech.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 15th century from Anglo-French "fesable" and Old French "faisable" (meaning "doable"), from the verb "faire" (to do or make), which derives from Latin "facere".