as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account
the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs
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Recent Examples of unworkable
But their plan to divest almost 600 stores to a grocery wholesaler with scant experience in retail was deemed unworkable by the judge.
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Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
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
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Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
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
See All Example Sentences for unworkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworkable
Adjective
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Tapping into the endowment may be impractical for several reasons, including that some of it is legally restricted, but also because some of the unrestricted money is tied up in illiquid assets, such as in hedge funds, private equity and real estate that can’t be easily sold.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Blockchain might revolutionize insurance claim processing while proving impractical for emergency communications.—
Chloe Demrovsky,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For most of us, our inbox goals are the same: minimize useless spam, file away messages that don’t require your attention right away, and bring urgent items to the forefront.—
Aytekin Tank,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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His devastating splitter would be useless without first establishing everything else in the strike zone.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Heller/The Hustle For-profit developers, for one thing, often find church and synagogue properties unsuitable for redevelopment.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
11 Apr. 2025
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Such glues and taped seams make Gore-tex jackets unsuitable for chemical recycling.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworkable. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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