UNVIABLE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

unviable

adjective

Definition of unviable

as in impossible

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Recent Examples of unviable Currently, the process for obtaining data typically revolves around subscribing to APIs that charge a monthly credit card fee, and where one-off transactions are economically unviable. — Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 26 May 2026 SpaceX has reduced costs from $15,600 per kilogram in 2008 to under $1,000 today, rendering most competitors unviable in the process. — Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 And that model is proving increasingly unviable. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 6 May 2026 These conditions would make astronomical activities unviable. — ABC News, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unviable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unviable

Adjective

That shot was impossible because the camera kept losing everybody.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Massive disruptions and price instability are forcing businesses to make impossible decisions.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of impossible

Adjective

While the city has already greenlit more than 31,000 units over the past decade, according to housing staff, nearly two-thirds of them — over 20,000 homes — determined to be financially unfeasible — remain stuck on paper.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
The solution—cutting spending or raising taxes—is politically unfeasible, especially with elections approaching.

— Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfeasible

Adjective

Or, in mathematics, if a single number were lost, the entirety of mathematical science would be flawed, incomplete, and unworkable.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Sep. 2026
Rather than unworkable claims of an absolute certainty about an absolute reality, Rovelli sees science as an invitation to the great creative effort of seeking knowledge.

— Adam Frank, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of unworkable

Adjective

Having legal experts evaluate large numbers of judgments was infeasible, Mehmood says, so the team asked OpenAI’s GPT-5-mini to choose between pairs of judgments from the same judge before and after training.

— Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of infeasible

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

Notably, an analogous gene swap had previously been shown to be nonviable when introduced into ΦX174 through conventional genetic engineering.

— Elie Dolgin, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Aug. 2026
During a late April town hall featuring the independent candidates, Getty, Macías and Sigcho-López all said nonviable candidates should drop out to consolidate votes against Republicans and Patty García.

— Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026

Definition of nonviable

Adjective

Critics of Prop 40 have also warned California’s levy is unlikely to be a one-time deal, and the letter sees a similar levy on billionaires elsewhere.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026
Thrifted clothes have become an unlikely fashion flex for Hollywood’s haute couture hoarders and other trend-setters.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of unlikely

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