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
Unfortunately, some of these tests are impractical and risk causing real-world harm.
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Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
The resulting collection fuses the nostalgic, theatrical, and the slightly impractical into a versatile edit of staples that can be worn in and out of the home.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2025
By the time of the final ruling, Judge Alsup determined reinstatement was impractical due to the passage of time and organizational changes.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
That volume of data is impractical to fit theoretical models to deliver large-scale, accurate predictions.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
The resulting collection fuses the nostalgic, theatrical, and the slightly impractical into a versatile edit of staples that can be worn in and out of the home.
—Cortne Bonilla, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2025
By the time of the final ruling, Judge Alsup determined reinstatement was impractical due to the passage of time and organizational changes.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
That volume of data is impractical to fit theoretical models to deliver large-scale, accurate predictions.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical
Adjective
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Miles are useless for trying to define how enormous our galaxy is.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind all comedically register white men as useless political collaborators.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Financial promotion rules prevent inappropriate marketing to unsuitable investors.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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According to a study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment in 2024, up to 70% of current wine-producing regions could become unsuitable for growing grapes if global temperatures rise by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels.—
Miguel A. Torres,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The upper one-third of the lake could be unusable for recreation by the end of this century.—
Madeline Heim,
jsonline.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Parchment paper may become unusable after one or two uses at high temperatures.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impractical. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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