unworkable

adjective

un·​work·​able ˌən-ˈwər-kə-bəl How to pronounce unworkable (audio)
: not workable : impractical
an unworkable plan/solution
unworkability noun
unworkably adverb

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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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 On the one hand, egg-centric restaurants already operating on thin margins are dealing with an unworkable math problem, Davis says. Nerdwallet, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unworkable

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unworkable was in 1839

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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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