infeasible

adjective

in·​fea·​si·​ble (ˌ)in-ˈfē-zə-bəl How to pronounce infeasible (audio)
: not feasible : impracticable
infeasibility noun

Examples of infeasible in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The infeasible timeline and extraordinarily high costs of compliance may force harbor craft out of California entirely. Jasmeet Bains, Orange County Register, 5 Feb. 2024 Housing occupants want windows and modern features, which may be infeasible to incorporate into plans or prohibitively expensive. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2024 With defense spending already bulging close to $800 billion in nominal terms, various constituencies within the Department of Defense feel that their priorities are not being met; allowing nuclear weapons spending to surge would be both infeasible and imprudent. Ankit Panda, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023 The plight of the Palestinians is again front and center, and an Israeli-Saudi deal is infeasible. Maria Fantappie and Vali Nasr, Foreign Affairs, 20 Nov. 2023 That is infeasible given the power of the dollar and the U.S.‘s longstanding relations with some of the region’s biggest economies. Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2023 But the notion that electric vehicles are economically out of reach, technically infeasible and will somehow cripple domestic auto production and shift manufacturing to China appears belied by what is actually happening. Anjali Huynh, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023 Meanwhile, as the US continues to gut its social safety nets, having children is slowly becoming economically infeasible. Leo Kim, WIRED, 31 Aug. 2023 Banks have been brittle on financing these projects only offering Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOC), an instrument that is intimidating and often infeasible for families. Roger Valdez, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1533, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of infeasible was in 1533

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“Infeasible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/infeasible. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.

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