as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account
an impracticable plan for dealing with the recent intrusion of bears in the suburban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of impracticable
But his chairman had requested the impracticable.
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Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The plan’s 10-year phase-in period, which was intended to lower costs and make implementation more feasible, was criticized as impracticable.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 July 2024
Contractual force majeure is rarely invoked and enforced to allow the nonperformance of contracts that have become either impossible or impracticable due to some catastrophic event, including natural disasters and wars.
—Alexander Talel, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
Besides, the structure of Prescott’s contract makes that monumentally impracticable.
—Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
See All Example Sentences for impracticable
Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The plan’s 10-year phase-in period, which was intended to lower costs and make implementation more feasible, was criticized as impracticable.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 July 2024
Contractual force majeure is rarely invoked and enforced to allow the nonperformance of contracts that have become either impossible or impracticable due to some catastrophic event, including natural disasters and wars.
—Alexander Talel, WSJ, 22 Oct. 2023
Besides, the structure of Prescott’s contract makes that monumentally impracticable.
—Dallas News, 27 Jan. 2023
See All Example Sentences for impracticable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impracticable
Adjective
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Along with complaints about the building’s size, the Geffen Galleries’ heavy use of concrete had been criticized as an impractical choice for hanging art.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Erdoğan’s speeches are full of practical advice about how to destroy the left, such as calling progressives lazy, impractical alcoholics funded by globalist lobbies and contrasting the efficiency of an imperial president with the messiness of parliamentary policymaking.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Homeowners and residents are baffled by the attacks upon their beautiful — but otherwise seemingly useless — plants.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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My deep cynicism thinks this was a diabolical plan to herd young people toward expensive, and somewhat useless, college degrees.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Impracticable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impracticable. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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