IMPRACTICAL Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

impractical

adjective

(ˌ)im-ˈprak-ti-kəl

Definition of impractical

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 There is no justification for American deaths in the name of the unsustainable and impractical goal of total military dominance, let alone unnecessary wars of choice. — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026 His emails were these enthusiastic bursts of ideas (always original and often impractical) about how to get our future students excited about creative writing. — Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2026 Direct transmission becomes increasingly impractical beyond that point. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026 More impractical, individual vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella do not exist in the US. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impractical

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical

Adjective

David Shnaiderov, who directs the Nuclear Quantum division at Quantum X Labs, pointed out that simulating particle transport is useless without a practical way to represent real physical shapes.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
However, this doesn’t mean the devices are completely useless.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of useless

Adjective

Guy acknowledges, though, that this could lead to the level of chaos depicted in a memorable 2009 episode of The Office, where staff show up in an array of unsuitable outfits.

— Chloe Veltman, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
That could allow geothermal projects to operate in locations that have traditionally been considered unsuitable for geothermal development.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsuitable

Adjective

There’s a brief pause, and then my phone goes haywire, inundated with Bluetooth signal spam — new Airpods connections, contact requests, an avalanche of popups that make my phone basically unusable until Hedge shuts it off.

— Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Phoenix Semiconductor engineers helped NAVAIR recover a supply of unusable legacy chips for a safety-critical system on the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026