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Definitions

impractical

[im-prak-ti-kuhl] / ɪmˈpræk tɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
unrealistic
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd illogical impossible improbable quixotic speculative unattainable unreal unusable unwise unworkable useless
WEAK
abstract chimerical idealistic impracticable inapplicable inefficacious infeasible inoperable ivory-tower no-go nonfunctional nonviable otherworldly romantic starry-eyed theoretical unbusinesslike unfeasible unserviceable visionary wild won't fly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
logical possible rational reasonable sensible tenable
WEAK
practical

Example Sentences

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The neighbors weren’t unsympathetic, nor were they impractical.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

Many of these requirements are impractical for frontier AI development.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Others in the shipping business, including a maritime insurer, cautioned that the plan may be all but impractical, at least in the short term.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

Yet real world adoption has lagged, largely because the hardware required to power these displays has been bulky and impractical.

From Science Daily • Mar. 4, 2026

“The least they could have done was to send a highway with it, for it’s terribly impractical without one.”

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.