IMPRACTICALITY Synonyms: 69 Similar and Opposite Words

impracticality

noun

as in idealism

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Recent Examples of impracticality That points to the shortsightedness and impracticality of such a bargaining strategy. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026 On the ceiling, a suede Scalamandré wallcovering delivers the sensory impact of leather—without the impracticality. — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 29 Mar. 2026 Our current system denies new talent a livelihood, and the impracticality of such training, leads me to refrain from training them. — Ted Hope, IndieWire, 11 Mar. 2026 Bulky travel accessories are more likely to be left at home and gather dust in the closet due to their impracticality, but this hanging pouch will suffer no such fate. — Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2025 There was something freeing about opting into impracticality. — Junnelle Hogen, Outside, 19 Oct. 2025

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Noun

Where does idealism meet reality for the 2026 Miami Dolphins?

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026
To Winterman, Guidara’s idealism makes the everyday warmth of a competent restaurant staff seem spartan.

— Adam Reiner, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of idealism

Noun

The optimism also feeds into how Coach is thinking about younger consumers.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
This goes beyond the typical optimism of this time of year and the confidence emanating from every corner of the roster tells as much of a story as the trade for Dexter Lawrence.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of optimism

Noun

The 25-year-old California singer-songwriter staked out his turf by taking pride in the ordinariness of his hit, from the mild-mannered vocals to the drama-free sincerity of his romantic imagery.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Most scenes were filmed with four or five takes as the actors experimented with different tones, feelings, and levels of sincerity to give Meriwether options in the editing room.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of sincerity

Noun

And the frankness underlying their oddly dorky connection also paints any potential relationship between them as tragic from the jump.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Written with grimy, enlivening frankness — and an ability to dig into moral ambiguity — every character scrambles to get a leg up.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of frankness

Noun

Acted with breathtaking ensemble naturalness, the play seems lived in rather than performed.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
The ensemble of actors is convincing in its naturalness, with the characterizations remaining consistently precise and ambivalent.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of naturalness

Noun

Counterbalancing him is a young actor cast to play one of the show’s decoys (an excellent Skylar Gisondo), whose guilelessness only magnifies the film’s sense of Hansen as a man constructed entirely out of TV-friendly sheen.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026
Still, Dunk believes in himself, like any good hero, and people are drawn to his guilelessness.

— Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of guilelessness

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