nonviable

adjective

non·​vi·​a·​ble ˌnän-ˈvī-ə-bəl How to pronounce nonviable (audio)
: not viable : not capable of living, growing, developing, or functioning successfully
nonviable cells
a nonviable solution
… states that adopted the insurance reforms into law might find their markets nonviable without the federal subsidies and mandates.Timothy Jost

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Foreclosure would become nonviable as a means of tax collection — with no readily apparent alternative means for timely collection of the delinquent revenue. Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 3 Oct. 2025 Such pregnancies are nonviable and can be fatal to the mother. Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2025 Experts who reviewed ProPublica’s data wondered if the increase in transfusions might be driven by more women experiencing complications of ectopic or molar pregnancies, rare nonviable pregnancies in which the likelihood of a blood transfusion is much higher than for a spontaneous miscarriage. Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica, 1 July 2025 These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat. Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonviable

Word History

First Known Use

1871, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonviable was in 1871

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“Nonviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonviable. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

Medical Definition

nonviable

adjective
non·​vi·​a·​ble -ˈvī-ə-bəl How to pronounce nonviable (audio)
: not capable of living, growing, or developing and functioning successfully
nonviable embryos

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