unwinnable
adjective
un·win·na·ble
ˌən-ˈwi-nə-bəl 
: incapable of being won
an unwinnable struggle
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That might make for a difficult opposition campaign, but far from an unwinnable one.
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Even with the New York Yankees coming off a World Series appearance and other AL East teams on the upswing, Toronto execs did not view the division as unwinnable.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Rather than picking this unwinnable fight, Democrats should agree to a stopgap funding bill, then do the hard work of negotiating compromises and winning elections.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
But moderate Democrats worry their leaders could be headed for a costly, and politically unwinnable, government gap in funding, The Hill’s Alexander Bolton writes.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Even with the New York Yankees coming off a World Series appearance and other AL East teams on the upswing, Toronto execs did not view the division as unwinnable.
—Stephen J. Nesbitt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Rather than picking this unwinnable fight, Democrats should agree to a stopgap funding bill, then do the hard work of negotiating compromises and winning elections.
—Bloomberg Opinion, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
But moderate Democrats worry their leaders could be headed for a costly, and politically unwinnable, government gap in funding, The Hill’s Alexander Bolton writes.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 12 Sep. 2025
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“Unwinnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwinnable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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