unviable

Definition of unviablenext

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Recent Examples of unviable The former Club name and leader in custom chips has had an incredible 57% rally so far in 2026, which is precisely why Jim sees this as an unviable stock to purchase right now. Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2026 Under local law, most new apartment buildings are required to set aside a percentage of affordable units — but the city granted a waiver for this project, arguing that requiring affordable units or fees would have made the project financially unviable. Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026 Sources told Reuters that the project was figuratively sunk by lack of client demand and unviable economics for reasons that could also plague Musk’s orbital facilities. Frank Landymore, Futurism, 2 Apr. 2026 Instead, the embryo was growing inside her right fallopian tube, a placement that made the pregnancy unviable and posed a significant threat to Hall’s health — and life — if left untreated. Emily Brindley health Reporter, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unviable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unviable
Adjective
  • But in practice, solving that equation directly and exactly for a system with as many interacting electrons as FeMo-co has is often impossible.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2026
  • How long the recovery will take is impossible to know.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 29 May 2026
Adjective
  • No, a single-payer system is unrealistic and unfeasible on a state level.
    Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
  • That proved unfeasible, with FIFA at the time stressing the fixtures would go ahead as originally announced in December.
    Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 23 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Observer previously reported the program became financially unworkable after court rulings required most citation revenue to go to schools.
    Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 11 May 2026
  • But without the enormously impactful Doncic, his task has proven too tenuous, his responsibilities too unwieldy, his miracle too unworkable.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Adjective
  • California’s experience with 2021’s Senate Bill 9, which legalized duplexes on single-family lots, showed that cities responded by adopting additional design standards and minimum lot size requirements, making many projects financially or physically infeasible.
    Christina Mojica, Oc Register, 26 May 2026
  • Indeed, the issue was closed as Won’t Fix (infeasible) and, according to a Mullvad VPN alert, the app vendor has also now reported the issue on the Android issue tracker.
    Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • Steer clear of impracticable, luxurious purchases that might tempt you.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
  • If adjudication is impracticable, a state may destroy the prize after all possible measures are taken to ensure the safety of its passengers and crew.
    Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • 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
  • The vet team amputated nonviable tissue from the tegu's tongue.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
  • Water is also a precious resource in space, making traditional washing impractical.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
  • Physical storage, custody and transportation can make direct ownership impractical for many companies.
    Anthony Milewski, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Adjective
  • Getting warships into the water is hard enough without wasting funds on vessels unlikely ever to sail.
    Editorial, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026
  • Like any great artist, Grohl is a product of her surroundings, and that can’t help but include a very specific, unlikely upbringing.
    Rachel Brodsky, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026

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“Unviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unviable. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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