unviable
adjective
un·vi·a·ble
ˌən-ˈvī-ə-bəl 
: incapable of growth or development : not viable
unviable seeds
an unviable business/investment
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Those who continue to dismiss women’s sports as commercially unviable are increasingly contradicted by hard data showing massive audience growth and investment returns.
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Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Carrying an unviable pregnancy has to be one of the most disturbing experiences.
—Tara Lipinski, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
Gas prices skyrocketed — with much of Europe’s gas coming from Russia becoming unviable — forcing countries to look for cheaper, cleaner alternatives.
—Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Smaller insurance companies with local concentration may become unviable and only national behemoths will survive through rate increases.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
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Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Carrying an unviable pregnancy has to be one of the most disturbing experiences.
—Tara Lipinski, Allure, 15 Oct. 2024
Gas prices skyrocketed — with much of Europe’s gas coming from Russia becoming unviable — forcing countries to look for cheaper, cleaner alternatives.
—Sibi Arasu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2025
Smaller insurance companies with local concentration may become unviable and only national behemoths will survive through rate increases.
—Phillip Molnar, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unviable
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“Unviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unviable. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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