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
But their plan to divest almost 600 stores to a grocery wholesaler with scant experience in retail was deemed unworkable by the judge.
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Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
Relying on leasing half of those units in the private rental market is unworkable given the critically low 1.4% vacancy rate.
—Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Washington offered mixed messages, with Trump initially dismissing it as unworkable before other administration officials welcomed the initiative.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Due to family obligations, an unworkable commute or schedule can be a dealbreaker.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
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Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
Relying on leasing half of those units in the private rental market is unworkable given the critically low 1.4% vacancy rate.
—Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Washington offered mixed messages, with Trump initially dismissing it as unworkable before other administration officials welcomed the initiative.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
Due to family obligations, an unworkable commute or schedule can be a dealbreaker.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unworkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworkable
Adjective
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With different work schedules, travel and other family obligations, accommodating the wishes of the one sibling has been impractical.—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2025
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Several once-popular home décor styles are now making spaces look outdated or impractical, according to experts.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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For most of us, our inbox goals are the same: minimize useless spam, file away messages that don’t require your attention right away, and bring urgent items to the forefront.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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His devastating splitter would be useless without first establishing everything else in the strike zone.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If the new wells prove unsuitable for city use, the city has a contingency plan designed for rehabilitation.—
Kyle Martin,
The Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Until now, scientists have generally thought that planets orbiting white dwarfs would be unsuitable for life because the dynamic temperature decrease of their dead parent star makes their atmospheres too unstable.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworkable. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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