unworkable
adjective
un·work·able
ˌən-ˈwər-kə-bəl 
: not workable : impractical
an unworkable plan/solution
Examples of unworkable in a Sentence
the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs
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The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which represents about 150,000 small-business truckers, has called recent heavy-duty emissions and EV rules unworkable environmental mandates.
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Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Reaching a deal will be very difficult, as many Republicans in both the Senate and House view the ACA as an unworkable framework for health care in the future.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 11 Nov. 2025
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—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
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Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Reaching a deal will be very difficult, as many Republicans in both the Senate and House view the ACA as an unworkable framework for health care in the future.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 11 Nov. 2025
The Empresa was discarded as unworkable — and not just because Spain was busy elsewhere.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Louisiana says law is 'unworkable and unconstitutional' Louisiana, which months ago defended the map legislators drew to include two majority-Black districts, now rejects it.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unworkable
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 10 Dec. 2025.
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