viableadjective
uk/ˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/us/ˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/C2 able to work as intended or able to succeed:
In order to make the company viable, it will unfortunately be necessary to reduce staffing levels.
I am afraid your plan is not commercially/economically/financially/politically viable.
specialized biology able to continue to exist as or develop into a living being:
There is a continuing debate about the age at which a human foetus can be considered viable.
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- The project is not financially viable .
- We have concerns about whether the government will be able to provide viable social services for poorer families/provide poorer families with viable social services.
- The government wants to encourage viable self-contained rural communities.
- It was not viable to support ourselves on such as small plot of land.
- We hope to provide a viable alternative to car travel.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Useful or advantageous
- a pearl of great price idiom
- a place in the sun idiom
- advantageous
- all-singing
- amiss
- corrective
- expedient
- favourable
- fodder
- foil
- fruitful
- fruitfulness
- palliative
- productive
- profitable
- repay
- repay sb's effort, time, attention, etc. idiom
- respite
- salutary
- sniff
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Successful (things or people)
Life and living
Potential
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adverb uk/ˈvaɪ.ə.bli/us/ˈvaɪ.ə.bli/