as in impossible
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unviable
Analysts estimate that 1,000 containers arrive illegally in Indonesia each year, packed with surplus Chinese goods priced so low that local manufacturing becomes unviable.
—
Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
Some want to see basic protections for contraception and in-vitro fertilization treatments codified into law, or more authority given to physicians to care for women with unviable pregnancies.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
But after the acquisition, the company decided that damage to the property from a previous fire and vandals, along with issues around the building encroaching on property lines with the city, made reopening unviable.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And when her doctor misdiagnoses her autoimmune flare as stress, or when a hot flash relief drug never reaches pharmacy shelves because it’s deemed financially unviable — these aren’t mere unfortunate accidents.
—Christine Brennan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unviable
Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 14 July 2025
Some want to see basic protections for contraception and in-vitro fertilization treatments codified into law, or more authority given to physicians to care for women with unviable pregnancies.
—Melissa Brown, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
But after the acquisition, the company decided that damage to the property from a previous fire and vandals, along with issues around the building encroaching on property lines with the city, made reopening unviable.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
And when her doctor misdiagnoses her autoimmune flare as stress, or when a hot flash relief drug never reaches pharmacy shelves because it’s deemed financially unviable — these aren’t mere unfortunate accidents.
—Christine Brennan, Boston Herald, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unviable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unviable
Adjective
-
Poggi deemed that an impossible request.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
-
Farmers are facing impossible choices.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Nonetheless, a 2010 study found that geological conditions near the Cholla plant make carbon capture there unfeasible.—
Austin Corona,
AZCentral.com,
15 Sep. 2025
-
Now the redistricting plan had to clear the state Senate, where a substantial Republican majority made a similar quorum break unfeasible.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
Yet that path now looks unworkable.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
-
But their aims largely run counter to one another: One bill is accused of doing too much and implementing unworkable rules.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
According to Dye and members of LaCava’s staff, LaCava noted that past attempts to move animals from the beach had been unsuccessful or deemed infeasible.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Aug. 2025
-
But automating a radiologist’s entire diagnostic job was infeasible because CheXpert was not equipped to process the ancillary medical histories, conversations, and diagnostic data that radiologists rely on for interpreting scans.—
David Autor,
The Atlantic,
24 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
Ultimately, the lethargic Soviet economy could not sustain Moscow’s imperial adventures and impracticable projects.—
S. C. M. Paine,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
-
Few school districts will be able to afford costly litigation over opt-out rights or to divert resources to administering impracticable notice and opt-out systems for individual students.—
Stephen L. Carter,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
Adjective
-
Such pregnancies are nonviable and can be fatal to the mother.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
1 Sep. 2025
-
Experts who reviewed ProPublica’s data wondered if the increase in transfusions might be driven by more women experiencing complications of ectopic or molar pregnancies, rare nonviable pregnancies in which the likelihood of a blood transfusion is much higher than for a spontaneous miscarriage.—
Andrea Suozzo,
ProPublica,
1 July 2025
Adjective
-
Jars of thick honey can feel messy or impractical for travel.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
-
As hotels compete for increasingly discerning customers, designs perceived as impractical or uncomfortable can quickly backfire in the age of viral social media.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
When an amateur true crime investigator arrives with the intention of tracking down the town's serial killer, the unlikely pair strike a truce to avoid being caught – and might just find a love story in their own madness.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
-
Japanese women are unlikely to buy a shirt that shows a lot of cleavage.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Unviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unviable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share