unworkable
adjective
un·work·able
ˌən-ˈwər-kə-bəl 
: not workable : impractical
an unworkable plan/solution
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The bill is unworkable How would an employee know whether a communication from an employer concerns scheduling or an emergency unless the employee opens the message or answers the phone?
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Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
But with nine of the 10 Jean Stein finalists withdrawing, along with nominees in categories ranging from translation to poetry, continuing with the ceremony at The Town Hall in Manhattan proved unworkable.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
Britain’s Conservative government finally won passage of its flagship immigration policy on Monday, enshrining a Rwanda deportation bill that human-rights campaigners say is inhumane, immigration experts say is unworkable and legal critics say has corroded the country’s reputation for rule of law.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
There was no constitution, there was a confederation, which proved completely unworkable.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
The new regulations have received widespread criticism from Republicans, Democrats, consumer groups and industry associations, which argue such a plan is unworkable and not feasible.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
But during a public comment period on the standards for 2027 through 2032, the auto industry called the benchmarks unworkable with EV sales slowing as consumers worry about cost, range and a lack of publicly available charging stations.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Potentially half of the 2 million or so agents in America could quit, Miller predicts, as the new rules become unworkable for many brokers.
—David Goldman, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Carl had been accepted to Notre Dame, for instance, but even at 1960s rates, the price seemed unworkable.
—Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2024
But with nine of the 10 Jean Stein finalists withdrawing, along with nominees in categories ranging from translation to poetry, continuing with the ceremony at The Town Hall in Manhattan proved unworkable.
—CBS News, 22 Apr. 2024
Britain’s Conservative government finally won passage of its flagship immigration policy on Monday, enshrining a Rwanda deportation bill that human-rights campaigners say is inhumane, immigration experts say is unworkable and legal critics say has corroded the country’s reputation for rule of law.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2024
There was no constitution, there was a confederation, which proved completely unworkable.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 7 Apr. 2024
The new regulations have received widespread criticism from Republicans, Democrats, consumer groups and industry associations, which argue such a plan is unworkable and not feasible.
—Thomas Catenacci, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2024
But during a public comment period on the standards for 2027 through 2032, the auto industry called the benchmarks unworkable with EV sales slowing as consumers worry about cost, range and a lack of publicly available charging stations.
—Tom Krisher, Fortune, 20 Mar. 2024
Potentially half of the 2 million or so agents in America could quit, Miller predicts, as the new rules become unworkable for many brokers.
—David Goldman, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
Carl had been accepted to Notre Dame, for instance, but even at 1960s rates, the price seemed unworkable.
—Detroit Free Press, 17 Mar. 2024
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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