as in useless
not capable of being put to use or account
the flimsy little toy shovel was cute, but completely impractical for digging up tree stumps
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Recent Examples of impractical
Initial corrective ideas were dismissed as impractical or risky or both.
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Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The company said the plan was impractical and designed to inflate the damages rather than lead to real world implementation.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Tapping into the endowment may be impractical for several reasons, including that some of it is legally restricted, but also because some of the unrestricted money is tied up in illiquid assets, such as in hedge funds, private equity and real estate that can’t be easily sold.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Blockchain might revolutionize insurance claim processing while proving impractical for emergency communications.
—Chloe Demrovsky, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Michael Peregrine, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The company said the plan was impractical and designed to inflate the damages rather than lead to real world implementation.
—Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Tapping into the endowment may be impractical for several reasons, including that some of it is legally restricted, but also because some of the unrestricted money is tied up in illiquid assets, such as in hedge funds, private equity and real estate that can’t be easily sold.
—Kara Scannell, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Blockchain might revolutionize insurance claim processing while proving impractical for emergency communications.
—Chloe Demrovsky, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical
Adjective
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Once the borer has entered the stem, insecticides are useless.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
23 Apr. 2025
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Though small, the defect made the telescope mostly useless to astronomers.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Olivia Heller/The Hustle For-profit developers, for one thing, often find church and synagogue properties unsuitable for redevelopment.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
11 Apr. 2025
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Such glues and taped seams make Gore-tex jackets unsuitable for chemical recycling.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, although the south-east of England has some of the best weather in the United Kingdom, frequent cloud cover was still a significant problem — leaving the telescope unusable for much of the year.—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The first approach provides access to data and services that would otherwise be unusable.—
Garri Galanter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impractical. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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