unworkable
adjective
un·work·able
ˌən-ˈwər-kə-bəl 
: not workable : impractical
an unworkable plan/solution
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Examples of unworkable in a Sentence
the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs
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That will eventually render the app unworkable, the Justice Department has said in court filings.
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Mark Sherman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Though the app would not automatically disappear for users who already downloaded it, TikTok is expected to eventually become unworkable, as the law blocks app stores from distributing the app or providing updates.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
This should have been obvious all along, but that combination of goals will prove to be fundamentally unworkable.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Insurers said the new requirements, as proposed, would be unworkable and amount to a costly mandate.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
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Mark Sherman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Though the app would not automatically disappear for users who already downloaded it, TikTok is expected to eventually become unworkable, as the law blocks app stores from distributing the app or providing updates.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
This should have been obvious all along, but that combination of goals will prove to be fundamentally unworkable.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Insurers said the new requirements, as proposed, would be unworkable and amount to a costly mandate.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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