unworkable
adjective
un·work·able
ˌən-ˈwər-kə-bəl 
: not workable : impractical
an unworkable plan/solution
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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Yet that path now looks unworkable.
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
But their aims largely run counter to one another: One bill is accused of doing too much and implementing unworkable rules.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
None of this means that Trump’s madcap style of diplomacy is categorically unworkable.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
But as the demonstration began to wind down, police and protest organizers sparred over the number of arrests as the organizers sought to show that the law was unworkable.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
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Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2025
But their aims largely run counter to one another: One bill is accused of doing too much and implementing unworkable rules.
—Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 20 Aug. 2025
None of this means that Trump’s madcap style of diplomacy is categorically unworkable.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 19 Aug. 2025
But as the demonstration began to wind down, police and protest organizers sparred over the number of arrests as the organizers sought to show that the law was unworkable.
—Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unworkable
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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