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ACHIEVABLE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Capable of existing or taking place or proving true; possible to do
Synonyms:
accomplishable; achievable; doable; manageable; realizable
Classified under:
Similar:
possible (capable of happening or existing)
Derivation:
achievability (the state of being achievable)
achieve (to gain with effort)
Context examples:
To qualify as extraordinary opportunities these research initiatives must: Respond to important recent developments in knowledge and technology; Offer approaches to cancer research beyond the size, scope, and funding of our current research activities; Be implemented with specific, defined investments; Be described in terms of achievable milestones, with clear consequences for not investing; and Promise advances for making progress against all cancers.
(Extraordinary Opportunities for Investment, NCI Thesaurus)
A physically active lifestyle is achievable and may play an important role in delaying the development and progression of ADAD.
(Rare Alzheimer's Disease Patients May Delay Cognitive Decline with Exercise, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
