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
Agent deployment is impractical, while VDI introduces performance penalties and complexity.
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Etay Maor, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Adelman, who will preside over her trial, suggested in the June 18 hearing that the current schedule was impractical.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Relocating them is extremely costly and often impractical, leaving many residents effectively trapped – and private equity firms are exploiting this vulnerability, Schwank said.
—Lauren Jessop, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2025
Summer breaks began in 19th century urban schools, where hot classrooms made year-round learning impractical.
—Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
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Etay Maor, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Adelman, who will preside over her trial, suggested in the June 18 hearing that the current schedule was impractical.
—Daniel Bice, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Relocating them is extremely costly and often impractical, leaving many residents effectively trapped – and private equity firms are exploiting this vulnerability, Schwank said.
—Lauren Jessop, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2025
Summer breaks began in 19th century urban schools, where hot classrooms made year-round learning impractical.
—Cheryl Russell, Oc Register, 22 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for impractical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical
Adjective
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The deals typically provide revenue for the host community while enabling the solar industry to cover essentially useless land with solar panels rather than taking out-of-service farmland, open fields or similar space.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
5 Aug. 2025
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Infrastructure is useless without operators who can manage it.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Trump turned instead to the Florida congressman Matt Gaetz, a flagrantly unsuitable choice; Trump’s private lawyer, Boris Epshteyn, encouraged the selection.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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Inadequate performance or products unsuitable for retirement plans can open them to legal ramifications.—
Sandy Carter,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Bathrooms and kitchens can become unusable, impacting diet and personal hygiene.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
9 Aug. 2025
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But this doesn’t mean budget cookware is patently unusable.—
Wilder Davies,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
30 July 2025
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impractical. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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