VIABILITY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

viability

noun

Definition of viability

as in feasibility

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Relevance

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as in existence

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Recent Examples of viability This Starship-to-Starship refueling demonstration is an important milestone for SpaceX and NASA to prove the viability of Starship being refueled in low-Earth orbit for lunar missions. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 21 Oct. 2026 Our administration is looking into the viability and affordability of these proposals. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026 The university and county will now conduct studies, gather community input and examine the long-term viability of the project before committing to renovation, construction and any lease agreement. — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026 Being realistic about the viability of the business post-divorce cannot be overstated, especially if both spouses were involved day to day. — Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for viability

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Noun

The findings were based on 12 participants in a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility and safety of giving psilocybin to people with Parkinson's disease.

— Will Stone, NPR, 21 Oct. 2026
Construction would depend on the outcome of feasibility assessments and subsequent project approvals.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of feasibility

Noun

The existence of this agreement between the state and the federal government, according to the memorandum, could not be publicly disclosed.

— Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026
All the while, our narrators dutifully rattle off the precise times and dates and distances that dictate Benjamin’s idiosyncratic existence.

— Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of existence

Noun

This discovery establishes a new way to couple mechanical motion and electricity at the smallest scales, opening new possibilities for molecular electronics.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
Over the summer, Zuckerberg shared with Meta advisors his plans to relocate outside California to avoid the possibility of a significant reduction in his control over the company as a result of selling enough stock to fund a 5% tax.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of possibility

Noun

Preventing recurrence for just a few more years is positive, but overall survival results take longer to emerge.

— Mike McRae October 25, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
The sheltered conditions of the oyamel forest are critical to the butterflies’ survival.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of survival

Noun

Time, not thriftily spent but flagrantly wasted at cards or the wheel, is brought to a standstill right at the moment of its greatest potentiality—this would have to be the ultimate payoff.

— Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
Work commenced on the record three months after Drewchin welcomed the arrival of her first child, Nova, a period in which she was consumed with the reality and potentialities of being a new parent.

— Colin Joyce, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026

Definition of potentiality

Noun

The same absence of sensationalism and veneer of reasonableness applies to the world inside Osama’s home.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
The instruction asks jurors to consider the reasonableness of their own opinions and others’ and to continue deliberating toward a verdict.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of reasonableness

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