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
The Justice Department filed a motion to dismiss the case in the U.S. District Court for Northern California after the Biden administration accused Southwest of knowingly marketing flights with impractical schedules despite chronic delays in 2022.
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Sophia Vento, The Hill, 17 May 2025
Imagine someone championing a project others deem impractical but later becoming the pioneer of a game-changing approach.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Additionally, much of the country's housing stock is older, making retrofitting AC units both costly and impractical.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Some saw personhood as politically impractical, especially after personhood amendments to state constitutions were rejected by voters in Colorado, Mississippi and North Dakota between 2008 and 2014.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
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Sophia Vento, The Hill, 17 May 2025
Imagine someone championing a project others deem impractical but later becoming the pioneer of a game-changing approach.
—Glenn Llopis, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
Additionally, much of the country's housing stock is older, making retrofitting AC units both costly and impractical.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
Some saw personhood as politically impractical, especially after personhood amendments to state constitutions were rejected by voters in Colorado, Mississippi and North Dakota between 2008 and 2014.
—Kate Brumback, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for impractical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical
Adjective
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And beyond… Generalizations can be either good or bad, useful or useless.—
Eli Amdur,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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For one, any melasma treatment is practically useless without them.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Any useless, toxic or otherwise unsuitable man can become a child’s legal father, without being subject to the thorough checks that these women must face.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Some insects are adapting to changing climates by moving to regions that might have previously been unsuitable.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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Which is why my first attempt at supports ended up being totally unusable.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2025
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But farmlands are also becoming unusable due to increasing droughts, pushing more people into cities and placing a strain on urban water supplies.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
9 May 2025
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impractical. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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