🇬🇧 Viable meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

If something is viable, it can really work and has a good chance of succeeding, not just in your imagination. A viable plan, idea, or way of doing something is realistic, possible, and not too crazy or impossible. It means, “Yes, this could actually happen in real life and turn out okay.”

The teacher said my plan to learn math by sleeping on the textbook was interesting but definitely not viable.

I tried to prove that napping in class was a viable learning method called ‘dream study’; the teacher did not approve.

Building a rocket out of cardboard boxes was fun, but using it to visit the moon was not exactly viable.

My little brother’s plan to become invisible by closing his eyes was cute but not viable at all.

A scientist once proved it was viable for some baby turtles to find the ocean just by following the moonlight—so my plan to follow the fridge light to snacks might work too.

The old plant looked dead, but she kept hope: one green tip was viable. She moved it to light, watered it, and made a plan that felt viable. Friends warned the move was not viable, but she worked. Each new leaf proved the plan viable, and she cried with joy when the plant felt viable and stood tall.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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