viability

noun

Definition of viabilitynext
1
as in feasibility

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2
as in existence

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Recent Examples of viability Mycorrhizal fungi are living organisms and may lose viability during storage. — Dr. Avishesh Neupane, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2026 Even before the war began, there were questions over the long-term viability of the league. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026 In the meantime, his rival, Republican Steve Hilton is barnstorming the state with a steady stream of events and media appearances, attempting to gin up attention for a campaign that early polls show faces a difficult climb to viability. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 In Illinois, the implications threaten not only individual households but also the viability of the Chicago area’s independent authorized SNAP retailers. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for viability
Recent Examples of Synonyms for viability
  1. feasibility
  2. existence
  3. possibility
  4. survival
  5. potentiality
  6. reasonableness
  7. credibility
Noun
  • The work will focus on technical feasibility, fuel development, manufacturing, and potential commercialization.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Teams identify dozens or hundreds of ideas, score them on impact and feasibility and fund the most attractive pilots.
    — Todd Bernson, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of feasibility
Noun
  • Wind would blow the trees against the windows and the humidifier would puff and David would deteriorate in his little slice of existence, running out the clock there on the very edge of other people’s real lives.
    — Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Because the existence of our precious country, the country of all of us, the existence of Israel, is not up for negotiation.
    — Eric Mack, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of existence
Noun
  • When asked about that possibility following the trade deadline, Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow notably didn’t rule it out.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Running a red light in Texas is a Class C misdemeanor that carries a fine between $155 and $286, along with the possibility of higher insurance costs.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of possibility
Noun
  • Deng says hunter-gatherer populations, long underrepresented in genomic research, have allowed the survival of genetic signatures tied to ancient history and have also led to new adaptations.
    — Willow Zhang, Scientific American, 11 Aug. 2026
  • These trips are classified by mode (overland, sea) and type (survival, exile, coming of age).
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of survival
Noun
  • 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
  • Takeovers are at once a timeless illustration of the volatility of crowds—perhaps especially adolescent crowds—and of the much newer potentialities unleashed by the internet a few decades ago.
    — Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Definition of potentiality
Noun
  • The residents are owed answers, even while understanding the reasonableness of not knowing all of them just yet.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Choosing life over glory is reasonableness in action.
    — Nikhil Krishnan, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Definition of reasonableness
Noun
  • Your credibility grows when your message is clear, useful, and calm enough to move the work forward.
    — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 8 Aug. 2026
  • But the film is most compelling throughout as a straightforward domestic drama, with increasingly fraught family dynamics lending proceedings a baseline of credibility even as whatever’s happening outside the house remains largely inscrutable.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
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