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

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Adjective

In Uvalde — where the scars of the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting remain impossible to ignore — one person was killed and dozens of homes were destroyed, compounding years of the community’s collective grief.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Four years after Minnesota’s Feeding Our Future fraud scandal emerged, theft from government programs has become impossible for state leaders to ignore as allegations continue to arise.

— Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026

Definition of impossible

Adjective

Critics say Live Local has encouraged rampant speculation by developers looking to enhance the value of property by locking in Live Local approvals for massive projects that may be financially unfeasible to build.

— Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Mita's plans were initially unfeasible due to the site's unique zoning laws, which only allows amusements, retail shops and restaurants, according to Courier Post.

— Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of unfeasible

Adjective

Mobilising institutional capital Blended finance, using public capital to de-risk and crowd in private investment, was central to how Greater Manchester approached housing and regeneration after the original model proved unworkable.

— Nina Seega, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
The process was an arcane, possibly unworkable attempt to solve a problem—widespread noncitizen voting—that simply doesn’t exist.

— David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026

Definition of unworkable

Adjective

Erasing differences and trying to lump people into one homogenous entity is both infeasible and unhelpful.

— Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
For their part, do politicians and agency leaders like it when their pet projects are assessed by intelligence as unwise or infeasible?

— Gregory F. Treverton, The Conversation, 8 June 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

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

Definition of nonviable

Adjective

Since this was impractical, the ADA approved the original session but did not advertise it.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Due to their smaller size, developers hope they can be manufactured more efficiently and deployed in places where large nuclear plants would be impractical.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026

Definition of impractical

Adjective

Getty Images At first sight, Hannia Zia and Joana Ferreira are unlikely founders of a start-up promising to shake up the American construction industry.

— David Prosser, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Many of the athletes represented are unlikely to earn significant NIL money—some might not earn any—by playing another season.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 20 July 2026

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