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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Critics say the plan — which Trump says would involve relocating Palestinians to Egypt, Jordan or elsewhere — is unworkable and would amount to the ethnic cleansing of 2 million Palestinians. Zachary Basu, Axios, 20 Feb. 2025 Official portraits of Donald Trump, JD Vance are released That will eventually render the app unworkable, the Justice Department has said in court filings. Alix Martichoux, The Hill, 18 Jan. 2025 That will eventually render the app unworkable, the Justice Department said in court filings. Mae Anderson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 This proposal also would have given the US government unprecedented kill-switch authority over the platform, but the White House eventually declined that as unworkable. Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 17 Jan. 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 3 Mar. 2025.

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