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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The legislation was approved by Australian lawmakers on Thursday with the aim of protecting the mental health of children online, despite opposition from tech companies who claim the rules are unworkable.
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Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 28 Nov. 2024
The policy was designed to stop immigrants from being wrongly detained, but local leaders have told Newsweek over the past few months that the policy is unworkable, following such an influx of new arrivals to the state.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Johnson’s plan to save money by cutting dozens of vacant Chicago Police Department jobs tied to implementing a federal consent decree could prove unworkable.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Continuum claimed that reducing the angle of the plane would knock the number of units down from 475 to 355, making the affordability requirement financially unworkable.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 28 Nov. 2024
The policy was designed to stop immigrants from being wrongly detained, but local leaders have told Newsweek over the past few months that the policy is unworkable, following such an influx of new arrivals to the state.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Johnson’s plan to save money by cutting dozens of vacant Chicago Police Department jobs tied to implementing a federal consent decree could prove unworkable.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Continuum claimed that reducing the angle of the plane would knock the number of units down from 475 to 355, making the affordability requirement financially unworkable.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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