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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California’s leaders have, at long last, passed legislation free of the requirements that rendered previous bills unworkable.
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Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Ever since the Canucks dealt Quinn Hughes, the environment in Vancouver has become completely unworkable.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The Justice Department argued in a reply filed Sunday that the stay should remain in place, calling the injunction unworkable and overly broad.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Remote online hearings, once considered unwieldy at best and unworkable at worst, became possible.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
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Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2026
Ever since the Canucks dealt Quinn Hughes, the environment in Vancouver has become completely unworkable.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
The Justice Department argued in a reply filed Sunday that the stay should remain in place, calling the injunction unworkable and overly broad.
—Steve Karnowski, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
Remote online hearings, once considered unwieldy at best and unworkable at worst, became possible.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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