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
Dylan’s style makes that impractical, maybe even impossible.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Real estate investments, including rental properties, (DSTs) with cash if a 1031 exchange is impractical, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), can produce regular income through rental payments.
—Fred Hubler, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Aguilar, the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, downplayed impeachment talk as impractical to reporters Tuesday.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Real estate investments, including rental properties, (DSTs) with cash if a 1031 exchange is impractical, or real estate investment trusts (REITs), can produce regular income through rental payments.
—Fred Hubler, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
This highly contentious deal was criticized for being inhumane and impractical at the time.
—Frey Lindsay, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
Aguilar, the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, downplayed impeachment talk as impractical to reporters Tuesday.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical
Adjective
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But in a time long before replay could overturn a call, protest was useless.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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Those strong starts are useless if the Celtics can’t hold onto the advantage.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
12 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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The goal was to record commercials, but the footage was unusable because Biden was too incoherent.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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By predicting which cases require a human in the loop, an otherwise unusable genAI system will gain the trust needed to unleash it broadly.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impractical. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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