Word Study
advisable
CIDE DICTIONARY
advisable, a.
- Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent. [1913 Webster]"Some judge it advisable for a man to account with his heart every day." [1913 Webster]
- Ready to receive advice. South. [1913 Webster]
Syn. -- Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting.
OXFORD DICTIONARY
advisable, adj.
1 (of a course of action etc.) to be recommended.
2 expedient.
1 (of a course of action etc.) to be recommended.
2 expedient.
Derivative
advisability n. advisably adv.
THESAURUS
advisable
advantageous, appropriate, becoming, befitting, commendable, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, expedient, favorable, feasible, felicitous, fit, fitten, fitting, fructuous, good, happy, intelligent, judicious, likely, meet, opportune, politic, practical, profitable, proper, prudent, recommendable, right, seasonable, seemly, sensible, smart, sortable, sound, suitable, tactical, timely, to be desired, useful, well-timed, wise, worthwhileROGET THESAURUS
advisable
Expedience
N expedience, expediency, desirableness, desirability, fitness, utility, propriety, opportunism, advantage, high time, expedient, desirable, advisable, acceptable, convenient, worth while, meet, fit, fitting, due, proper, eligible, seemly, becoming, befitting, opportune, in loco, suitable, applicable, in the right place, conveniently, operae pretium est.For further exploring for "advisable" in Webster Dictionary Online