as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account
the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs
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Recent Examples of unworkable
Due to family obligations, an unworkable commute or schedule can be a dealbreaker.
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
On the one hand, egg-centric restaurants already operating on thin margins are dealing with an unworkable math problem, Davis says.
—Nerdwallet, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
The foreign policy establishment in the Western nations is in its own way just as deluded as Putin or Trump or Netanyahu in their over-reliance on the unworkable paradigm of deterrence by force of arms, especially weapons of mass-murder.
—Winslow Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
This requires engaging in productive conversations about the border and immigration while also reconsidering unworkable and costly policies like mass deportation.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
On the one hand, egg-centric restaurants already operating on thin margins are dealing with an unworkable math problem, Davis says.
—Nerdwallet, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025
The foreign policy establishment in the Western nations is in its own way just as deluded as Putin or Trump or Netanyahu in their over-reliance on the unworkable paradigm of deterrence by force of arms, especially weapons of mass-murder.
—Winslow Myers, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
This requires engaging in productive conversations about the border and immigration while also reconsidering unworkable and costly policies like mass deportation.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworkable
Adjective
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In regions where extending traditional power lines is costly or impractical, solar microgrids offer a viable, scalable alternative.—
ILYA Likhov,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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These trees provide good wildlife value, so their removal may be both undesirable and impractical, especially since spores can travel on the wind for quite a distance.—
Miri Talabac,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For most of us, our inbox goals are the same: minimize useless spam, file away messages that don’t require your attention right away, and bring urgent items to the forefront.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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His devastating splitter would be useless without first establishing everything else in the strike zone.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If the new wells prove unsuitable for city use, the city has a contingency plan designed for rehabilitation.—
Kyle Martin,
The Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Until now, scientists have generally thought that planets orbiting white dwarfs would be unsuitable for life because the dynamic temperature decrease of their dead parent star makes their atmospheres too unstable.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworkable. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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