English Reference
Adjective

achievable

adj.
B2 Upper Intermediate US /əˈtʃivəbəɫ/ UK /ɐtʃˈiːvəbəl/ achiev·able

adj.possible to do or finish successfully. You use this to describe a goal or task that is realistic.

adj.capable of being accomplished or attained. Often used to describe goals, targets, or milestones that are realistic within a given timeframe.


SIMPLE

Setting small goals makes your big dream feel achievable.

CONTEXTUAL

The manager broke the project into smaller tasks to ensure the deadline remained achievable for the whole team.

COMPLEX

While the initial proposal seemed overly ambitious, the revised strategy presented a series of achievable objectives that secured the board's approval.

Usage

Typically used as a predicative adjective after 'be' or 'seem', or as an attributive adjective before a noun.

For Oliveira, the highway and the car represented the medium and the means that could make free movement an achievable reality on a new scale.

Aeon· 7 Sept 2026

Yet, when doubts emerged over Balogun's proposed move, Monaco's asking price for Camara appeared to fall, making a move to Chelsea more achievable at £47m.

BBC News· 1 Sept 2026

From achieve + -able.

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Level B2 · Upper Intermediate
Frequency Frequent
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