undoable
adjective
un·do·able
ˌən-ˈdü-ə-bəl 
ˈən-
1
: impossible to do : not doable
a theoretical approach that proved to be undoable in practice
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Examples of undoable in a Sentence
a combat mission of that type is not only undoable, it's foolish
Recent Examples on the Web
Over the past few years, FLO has done what many assumed was undoable in today’s music climate: revived the concept of the R&B girl group by updating the sound of its ’90s heyday, all with a contemporary twist.
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Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Silk brocade stays from around 1750 exemplify the bow’s functional origin as an easily undoable knot to secure a piece of clothing, while a Pepto pink Comme des Garçons dress from 2007 displays its decorative potential with a pair of padded bows embedded into its front bodice and right hip.
—John Wogan Juliet Izon Gisela Williams Lindsey Tramuta Julia Halperin Jameson Montgomery, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
This obviously isn’t undoable in a vacuum.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
That's my job — to try to do the undoable.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2021
Another thing that might be politically undoable involves your final question about the future of money in the book, which involves something called modern monetary theory—yet another way in which money might evolve.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Oct. 2020
The Exercise Dress has done the undoable.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2020
And other ideas will prove undoable.
—Ryan D'agostino, Popular Mechanics, 4 July 2020
That sounds completely undoable.
—Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2012
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Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Silk brocade stays from around 1750 exemplify the bow’s functional origin as an easily undoable knot to secure a piece of clothing, while a Pepto pink Comme des Garçons dress from 2007 displays its decorative potential with a pair of padded bows embedded into its front bodice and right hip.
—John Wogan Juliet Izon Gisela Williams Lindsey Tramuta Julia Halperin Jameson Montgomery, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
This obviously isn’t undoable in a vacuum.
—Vincent Frank, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2023
That's my job — to try to do the undoable.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 May 2021
Another thing that might be politically undoable involves your final question about the future of money in the book, which involves something called modern monetary theory—yet another way in which money might evolve.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Oct. 2020
The Exercise Dress has done the undoable.
—Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2020
And other ideas will prove undoable.
—Ryan D'agostino, Popular Mechanics, 4 July 2020
That sounds completely undoable.
—Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2012
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“Undoable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undoable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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