Synonyms of impracticable

impracticable

adjective

(ˌ)im-ˈprak-ti-kə-bəl 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impractical
• useless
• unsuitable
• unusable
• unworkable
• unserviceable
• inoperable
• unavailable
• inaccessible
• nonpractical
• unattainable
• unobtainable
• unreachable
• inoperative
• inert
• inactive
• idle
• latent
• unrealistic
• fallow
• arrested
• interrupted
• suspended
• dormant
• free
• dead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feasible
• practicable
• useful
• practical
• applicable
• workable
• available
• operational
• functional
• usable
• serviceable
• operable
• accessible
• obtainable
• utilizable
• ultrapractical
• reachable
• procurable
• handy
• operating
• active
• employed
• acquirable
• busy
• operative
• functioning
• working
• alive
• running
• all-around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impracticable

In court filings, the agency argued that changing testing protocols was unnecessary and impracticable. — Christopher Osher, ProPublica, 29 Jan. 2026

Sanders’ proclamations state that conducting an election to meet that requirement was both impracticable and unduly burdensome, without further explaining her reasoning. — John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025

One is a single state with equal rights for Palestinians and Jews, which would be wonderful but is simply impracticable given attitudes on both sides. — Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2025

Few school districts will be able to afford costly litigation over opt-out rights or to divert resources to administering impracticable notice and opt-out systems for individual students. — Stephen L. Carter, Mercury News, 8 July 2025