Practicable and Vain

Practicable

Practicable adjective - Capable of being done or carried out.
Usage example: a solution that is not practicable in the time available to us

Vain is an antonym for practicable.

Vain

Vain adjective - Producing no results.
Usage example: all their efforts to escape proved vain

Practicable is an antonym for vain.

Nearby Words: vainly, vainness
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