Antonyms for viable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : vahy-uh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈvaɪ ə bəl

Definition of viable

Origin : 1828, from French viable "capable of life" (1530s), from vie "life" (from Latin vita "life;" see vital) + -able. Originally of newborn infants; generalized sense is first recorded 1848. Related: Viably; viability.

adj reasonable, practicable

Example sentences :

They are considered only to the extent that they are viable consumers.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

If the child is viable it must be delivered as quickly as possible.
Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley

In the second case the cancer is operable and the child is viable.
Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley

But Mr. Shaw will not mould his material into viable shapes.
Extract from : « Iconoclasts » by James Huneker

I put on a good deal of it and there were at least some viable grains in the lot.
Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting » by Northern Nut Growers Association

On what lines must the metamorphosis be effected in order to arrive at a viable creations?
Extract from : « The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 6 (of 6) » by Hippolyte A. Taine

It may die immediately afterwards, and it is not necessary that the child be viable.
Extract from : « Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology » by W. G. Aitchison Robertson

At times the child is viable, and a precedent caesarean section will save it.
Extract from : « Essays In Pastoral Medicine » by Austin Malley

Everyone – Russia included – want the Serbs to cease to be a viable fighting force.
Extract from : « After the Rain » by Sam Vaknin

Some pollen will keep, viable for three weeks, under these conditions, possibly longer.
Extract from : « Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifth Annual Meeting » by Various

Synonyms for viable

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