Abortive and Practicable

Abortive

Abortive adjective - Producing no results.
Usage example: an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate ship

Practicable is an antonym for abortive.

Practicable

Practicable adjective - Capable of being done or carried out.

Abortive is an antonym for practicable.

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Practicable and Abortive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abortive/practicable
Abortive & Practicable. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/abortive/practicable>.
Practicable or Abortive. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abortive/practicable.
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