as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account
the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs
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Recent Examples of unworkable
The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA), which represents about 150,000 small-business truckers, has called recent heavy-duty emissions and EV rules unworkable environmental mandates.
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Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Reaching a deal will be very difficult, as many Republicans in both the Senate and House view the ACA as an unworkable framework for health care in the future.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 11 Nov. 2025
The Empresa was discarded as unworkable — and not just because Spain was busy elsewhere.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Louisiana says law is 'unworkable and unconstitutional' Louisiana, which months ago defended the map legislators drew to include two majority-Black districts, now rejects it.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unworkable
Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
Reaching a deal will be very difficult, as many Republicans in both the Senate and House view the ACA as an unworkable framework for health care in the future.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 11 Nov. 2025
The Empresa was discarded as unworkable — and not just because Spain was busy elsewhere.
—Big Think, 29 Oct. 2025
Louisiana says law is 'unworkable and unconstitutional' Louisiana, which months ago defended the map legislators drew to include two majority-Black districts, now rejects it.
—Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unworkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworkable
Adjective
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Unlike classical supercomputers, which excel at simulations and data-heavy tasks, quantum computers operate on fundamentally different principles, enabling new approaches to solving problems that are considered impractical using traditional computing methods.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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At first glance, the energy cost of swimming thousands of miles — often without stopping to feed or rest — seems both impractical and impossible.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Homeowners and residents are baffled by the attacks upon their beautiful — but otherwise seemingly useless — plants.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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My deep cynicism thinks this was a diabolical plan to herd young people toward expensive, and somewhat useless, college degrees.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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These turbines operate effectively in regions unsuitable for conventional wind farms, including mountainous terrain and remote coastal areas.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworkable. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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