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Obtainable vs. Attainable — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Obtainable and Attainable

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Obtainable

To succeed in gaining possession of as the result of planning or endeavor; acquire.

Attainable

To gain as an objective; achieve
Attain a diploma by hard work.

Obtainable

To be in existence, in effect, or customary
"standards, proprieties that no longer obtain" (Meg Greenfield).

Attainable

To come to or arrive at, as through movement, growth, or the passage of time
Redwoods can attain a height of 300 feet.

Obtainable

(Archaic) To succeed.
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Attainable

To succeed in a directed effort, process, or progression
Attained to high office.
Eventually attained to wisdom.

Obtainable

Able to be obtained.

Attainable

Able to be accomplished, achieved, or obtained.

Obtainable

Capable of being obtained.

Attainable

Something that can be attained.
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Obtainable

Capable of being obtained;
Savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable

Attainable

Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished by efforts directed to the object.
The highest pitch of perfection attainable in this life.

Attainable

Obtainable.
General Howe would not permit the purchase of those articles [clothes and blankets] in Philadelphia, and they were not attainable in the country.

Attainable

Capable of being attained or accomplished;
Choose an attainable goal
Art is not something that is come-at-able by dint of study

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