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 Justice Department argued in a reply filed Sunday that the stay should remain in place, calling the injunction unworkable and overly broad.
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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
The European Union’s defense commissioner raised the prospect of a 100-thousand strong European army in a January speech, an idea previously dismissed as unworkable and political unacceptable in the bloc.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
Being willing to drop his signature tax raising plan shows that Mamdani is focused on what’s ahead, not on sticking with unworkable campaign promises from the past.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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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
The European Union’s defense commissioner raised the prospect of a 100-thousand strong European army in a January speech, an idea previously dismissed as unworkable and political unacceptable in the bloc.
—Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 22 Jan. 2026
Being willing to drop his signature tax raising plan shows that Mamdani is focused on what’s ahead, not on sticking with unworkable campaign promises from the past.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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