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
But, because mange often accompanies secondary infections and nutritional imbalances, treatment in the wild is impractical, making the work at Walden's Puddle and other rehabilitation facilities all the more important, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency Communications Manager Jason Harmon said.
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Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
One potentially impractical element of this sofa is that there is only about one inch of space between the floor and the bottom of the sofa.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Luggage, which was either too cheap to look good or, perhaps even worse, too expensive to be so impractical.
—Natalie Jarvey, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Emma Watson is committing to impractical hiking ’fits.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
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Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 5 Sep. 2025
One potentially impractical element of this sofa is that there is only about one inch of space between the floor and the bottom of the sofa.
—Rachel Wallace, Architectural Digest, 3 Sep. 2025
Luggage, which was either too cheap to look good or, perhaps even worse, too expensive to be so impractical.
—Natalie Jarvey, Fortune, 1 Sep. 2025
Emma Watson is committing to impractical hiking ’fits.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 29 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical
Adjective
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One of the great things about having no ‘position’ anymore is the realization that a platform is actually useless without courage.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In this context, F-16s can seem useless.—
Rick Bennett,
Time,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The concern expressed is that people are turning to AI for mental health advice and do not realize that (presumably) AI is unsuitable for that purpose.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The drastic drop in performance from the 2022 season points to the idea that the current generation of cars is unsuitable for the Briton.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The website is almost unusable.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
4 Sep. 2025
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The process requires hundreds of delicate manual steps, and any contamination renders a dose unusable.—
Jennifer Kite-Powell,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impractical. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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