achievable

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UK/əˈt͡ʃiːvəbəl/Canada, US/əˈt͡ʃivəbəl/

adjective

Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.

“achievable goal”

Less commonScrabble 20

Meanings

adjectiveachievable (comparative more achievable, superlative most achievable)

comparative more achievable · superlative most achievable

  1. Capable of being achieved, which either means possible or probable.

    achievable goal

    3 more examples

    achievable result

    achievable score

    Kelly adds that "more electric haulage of freight, therefore speeding it up" is key here. And he hopes that is achievable in the next five years.

    2025 October 1, Richard Wilcock, “There is more to be proud of in the railway than we sometimes allow ourselves to see”, in RAIL, number 1045, page 40
  2. Not linked to fate or outside influences.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecapable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishachieven
  2. Englishachieve
  3. Englishachievable

From achieve + -able.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian достижим, осъществим
  • достижим (dostižim)capable of being achieved
  • осъществим (osăštestvim)capable of being achieved
Catalan assolible, assolidor
  • assoliblecapable of being achieved
  • assolidorcapable of being achieved
Chinese Mandarin 可完成的, 可實現的 /可实现的
  • 可完成的 (kě wánchéng de)capable of being achieved
  • 可實現的 /可实现的 (kě shíxiàn de)capable of being achieved
  • 可行的 (kěxíng de)capable of being achieved
Czech dosažitelný
  • dosažitelnýcapable of being achieved
Dutch haalbaar, haalbare
  • haalbaarcapable of being achieved
  • haalbarecapable of being achieved
  • bereikbaarcapable of being achieved
Estonian saavutatav
  • saavutatavcapable of being achieved
Finnish saavutettavissa
  • saavutettavissacapable of being achieved
French réussissable, réalisable
  • réussissablecapable of being achieved
  • réalisablecapable of being achieved
  • atteignablecapable of being achieved
German erreichbar, erzielbar
  • erreichbarcapable of being achieved
  • erzielbarcapable of being achieved
  • verwirklichbarcapable of being achieved
Greek εφικτός
  • εφικτός (efiktós)capable of being achieved
Italian realizzabile, fattibile
  • realizzabilecapable of being achieved
  • fattibilecapable of being achieved
  • raggiungibilecapable of being achieved
  • conseguibilecapable of being achieved
Polish osiągalny
  • osiągalnycapable of being achieved
Portuguese conseguível
  • conseguívelcapable of being achieved
Russian достижи́мый, осуществи́мый
  • достижи́мый (dostižímyj)capable of being achieved
  • осуществи́мый (osuščestvímyj)capable of being achieved
Spanish lograble
  • lograblecapable of being achieved
Cite this entry
APA

achievable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achievable

MLA

“achievable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achievable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “achievable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/achievable.

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