executable

1. 1.

   capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

   Synonymsfeasiblepracticableviableworkable

   Similarpossible

Questions about executable

What does executable mean?

executable means "capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are".

How many syllables are in executable?

executable has 5 syllables: ex-e-cu-ta-ble. The stress falls on "cu".

What is another word for executable?

Close synonyms include feasible, practicable, viable, workable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is executable a common word?

executable is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.