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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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