NONVIABLE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

nonviable

adjective

Definition of nonviable

as in impossible

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Recent Examples of nonviable Such pregnancies are nonviable and can be fatal to the mother. — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2025 These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 Thus, access to some of the most effective contraceptive methods could be jeopardized at a time when the right to terminate an unintended or nonviable pregnancy has been rolled back in much of the country. — Carol S. Weisman, The Conversation, 23 June 2025 The pregnancy is nonviable, and can be life-threatening if not removed. — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonviable

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Adjective

Riccardo Fabiani, Project Director for North Africa for the International Crisis Group, says the mass crossing seen in Ceuta on July 30 is by nature impossible to blame on a single actor or state.

— Miguel Macias, NPR, 16 Aug. 2026
In the film, an impossible snowfall in a Ugandan village becomes a political allegory, echoing colonial intrusion.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of impossible

Adjective

The county education office and the state’s Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team tell district officials their plan is unworkable, and the squabble continues.

— Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
But critics say the code is difficult to implement, unworkable in practice and could lead to discrimination against trans people.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of unworkable

Adjective

Under the act, the city would need to show that the project would create a specific, adverse impact on public health or safety and that there was no reasonable way to address the problem without making the project financially infeasible.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Lastly, both of the attacks use methods that would likely be infeasible outside of testing environments.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026

Definition of infeasible

Adjective

Trucks and storage facilities fill up quickly with material that yields little value by weight, making collection and transport economically unviable.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
While the economics of hydrogen production have historically rendered the technology unviable in most cases, a community like Vieques is one specific instance where the costs might just balance out.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2026

Definition of unviable

Adjective

In practical terms, that means work once considered computationally unfeasible is now achievable.

— Hayley Tabor, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Pearlstein says that individuals learning to take up arms is a response to the unfeasible high cost of armed guards at Jewish institutions, and also the lack of solutions to combat antisemitism from legacy organizations and advocates.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026

Definition of unfeasible

Adjective

The Republican appointees said the legal protections apply only in formal immigration proceedings, and would be too impracticable and burdensome to apply at the border.

— Leah Litman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Steer clear of impracticable, luxurious purchases that might tempt you.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

Definition of impracticable

Adjective

Direct transmission becomes increasingly impractical beyond that point.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 14 Aug. 2026
It's born from combining advances across science, engineering and computation in ways that make previously impractical technologies commercially viable.

— Cyrus Wadia, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of impractical

Adjective

After 40, about half are abnormal and unlikely to result in pregnancy.

— Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
There is even a brief potential window for a few tiny raindrops in the Sacramento area Wednesday, although any rain on the radar is unlikely to reach the ground.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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