Achievables

Part of speech: adjective, noun

Definitions

1. Things that can be successfully accomplished or attained; goals or objectives that are realistic and feasible to reach
2. Targets or aims capable of being completed or realized; objectives within reasonable possibility or capacity to fulfill
3. Outcomes or milestones that one is able to accomplish; ambitions or aims that are attainable through effort or ability

Etymology: "Achievables" is the plural of "achievable," an adjective that means something can be reached or accomplished through effort. The adjective is formed from the verb "achieve" plus the suffix "-able," which turns a verb into a word meaning capable of being done. "Achieve" itself came into English from Old French "achever," meaning to bring to a head or finish, built from "a-" (to) and "chef" (head, end), which is why the verb carries a sense of completing something. The noun use, as in "the achievables," is a more recent and informal extension, where the adjective is turned into a plural noun for goals or outcomes that are realistically within reach. Because it is formed by ordinary English suffixation, the word is transparent: anyone who knows "achieve" and "-able" can understand it without a dictionary.

Synonyms: attainables, feasibles, doables, reachable, accomplishable

Antonyms: unattainables, impossibles, unfeasibles