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unworkable

ADJECTIVE
impossible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd futile impassable impractical unattainable unreasonable unthinkable useless
WEAK
beyond contrary to reason cureless hardly possible hopeless hundred-to-one impervious impracticable inaccessible inconceivable inexecutable infeasible insurmountable irrealizable irreparable no-go no-win not a prayer out of the question preposterous too much unachievable uncorrectable unfeasible unimaginable unobtainable unrealizable unrecoverable visionary way-out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
logical practical reasonable sensible
ADJECTIVE
impracticable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absurd illogical impossible impractical unattainable unusable useless
WEAK
abstract chimerical idealistic 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 unbusinesslike unfeasible unnegotiable unreal unserviceable visionary wild won't fly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
logical rational reasonable sensible

Example Sentences

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Some of the proposals appear to be unworkable at a state level, requiring action by the federal government, but many others are feasible.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Chivalry is unworkable because it’s simply too dissonant for men.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Russian women say the idea of "therapising" them into having children is coercive, cruel and unworkable, and will do little to reverse declining birth rates -- currently at their lowest in 200 years.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The talks ultimately failed, though punting those unworkable demands had allowed them to proceed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

If you live in an unworkable society you can make up one of your own, and this is what the Iks have done.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas