inoperable
[ in-op-er-uh-buh l, -op-ruh-buh l ]
Synonyms for inoperable
- deadly
- fatal
- hopeless
- impossible
- terminal
- cureless
- immedicable
- irrecoverable
- irremediable
- irreparable
- nowhere to go
- out of time
- remediless
- serious
- uncorrectable
- unrecoverable
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EXAMPLES FROM THE WEB FOR INOPERABLE
The fourth case supposes the cancer is inoperable but the child viable.
The third case is that of an inoperable cancer and an inviable child.
In inoperable cases benefit may follow the use of the X-rays, or of radium.
RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR INOPERABLE
- busted
- coming unglued
- coming unstuck
- defective
- disabled
- down
- exhausted
- fallen apart
- faulty
- feeble
- gone
- gone to pieces
- gone to pot
- haywire
- imperfect
- in disrepair
- in need of repair
- in the shop
- inoperable
- kaput
- not functioning
- on the blink
- on the fritz
- on the shelf
- out
- out of commission
- out of kilter
- out of order
- out of whack
- ruined
- run-down
- screwed up
- shot
- spent
- unsatisfactory
- weak
- wracked
- wrecked
- abstract
- absurd
- chimerical
- idealistic
- illogical
- impossible
- impracticable
- improbable
- inapplicable
- inefficacious
- infeasible
- inoperable
- ivory-tower
- no go
- nonfunctional
- nonviable
- otherworldly
- quixotic
- romantic
- speculative
- starry-eyed
- theoretical
- unattainable
- unbusinesslike
- unfeasible
- unreal
- unserviceable
- unusable
- unwise
- unworkable
- useless
- visionary
- wild
- won't fly
- abstract
- absurd
- chimerical
- idealistic
- illogical
- impossible
- impracticable
- improbable
- inapplicable
- inefficacious
- infeasible
- inoperable
- irrealizable
- ivory-tower
- no-go
- nonfunctional
- nonviable
- not a prayer
- otherworldly
- out of the question
- quixotic
- romantic
- speculative
- starry-eyed
- theoretical
- unattainable
- unbusinesslike
- unfeasible
- unreal
- unserviceable
- unusable
- unwise
- unworkable
- useless
- visionary
- wild
- won't fly
- abstract
- absurd
- chimerical
- idealistic
- illogical
- impossible
- impracticable
- improbable
- inapplicable
- inefficacious
- infeasible
- inoperable
- irrealizable
- ivory-tower
- no-go
- nonfunctional
- nonviable
- not a prayer
- otherworldly
- out of the question
- quixotic
- romantic
- speculative
- starry-eyed
- theoretical
- unattainable
- unbusinesslike
- unfeasible
- unreal
- unserviceable
- unusable
- unwise
- unworkable
- useless
- visionary
- wild
- won't fly
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