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[ adjective ] being such as may reasonable be anticipated

Examples

"foreseeable costs were well within the budget"

Used in print

(Barry Goldwater, "A Foreign Policy for America"...)

You may have misgivings about certain aspects of our military establishment - I certainly do - but you know any comparison of over-all American strength with over-all Soviet strength finds the United_States not_only superior , but so superior both in present weapons and in the development of new ones that our advantage promises to be a permanent feature of U._S. - Soviet relations for the foreseeable future .

Related terms

predictable

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Rhymes with

unforeseeable receivable agreeable conceivable inconceivable disagreeable readable appreciable reachable unreachable feasible peaceable eatable forcible repeatable appealable enforceable unenforceable unspeakable amenable achievable unreadable unfeasible unbelievable unimpeachable redeemable teachable believable infeasible unbeatable variable miscible permissible inexplicable inadmissible admissible immiscible syllable passable possible impossible irremediable invincible unenviable sensible contestable indefensible inflexible nontaxable irresistible unanswerable irresponsible ostensible amiable fixable reprehensible inexhaustible adjustable serviceable untraceable reducible accessible constable defensible irritable reversible unserviceable irrepressible personable irreplaceable inheritable incorrigible addressable taxable digestible noticeable replaceable enviable inexorable responsible compensable traceable impassable charitable dispensable irreversible pitiable indispensable crucible malleable inaccessible answerable collapsible heritable erasable incompressible comprehensible suggestible flexible visible unsaleable unsalable unreasonable unassailable untouchable reasonable livable excitable insatiable perishable invisible despicable divisible hospitable forgivable transmittable unlivable inhospitable formidable unforgivable redouble permeable sibyl unfashionable objectionable unconscionable knowledgeable eligible intelligible fissionable fashionable unmentionable negligible actionable unintelligible lovable impressionable gullible stubble sizable sizeable salable saleable payable unshakable viable deliverable printable drinkable miserable unprintable unpredictable predictable transferrable transferable nontransferable liable ineligible salvageable veritable eligible distinguishable equitable unprofitable inapplicable impracticable indefatigable punishable negligible unmanageable amicable indistinguishable manageable unimaginable acknowledgeable consumable sociable discernible unsuitable approachable inequitable unfathomable inalienable seasonable palatable marketable determinable creditable indomitable revocable imaginable irrevocable profitable reputable disreputable incalculable inhospitable equitable unquestionable inevitable

Phonetic and Homophones

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