: the quality or state of being unworkable : impracticality
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Adjective
the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs
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Sean Gregory, Time, 11 June 2026
The Observer previously reported the program became financially unworkable after court rulings required most citation revenue to go to schools.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
But without the enormously impactful Doncic, his task has proven too tenuous, his responsibilities too unwieldy, his miracle too unworkable.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Maybe the insurance costs would make that unworkable.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
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Adjective
But if walking was really unworkable, why was Apple Maps offering me a route?
—Sean Gregory, Time, 11 June 2026
The Observer previously reported the program became financially unworkable after court rulings required most citation revenue to go to schools.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
But without the enormously impactful Doncic, his task has proven too tenuous, his responsibilities too unwieldy, his miracle too unworkable.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Maybe the insurance costs would make that unworkable.
—Susan Shelley, Oc Register, 7 May 2026
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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