as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account
an impracticable plan for dealing with the recent intrusion of bears in the suburban neighborhood
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Recent Examples of impracticable
In court filings, the agency argued that changing testing protocols was unnecessary and impracticable.
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Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
29 Jan. 2026
Sanders’ proclamations state that conducting an election to meet that requirement was both impracticable and unduly burdensome, without further explaining her reasoning.
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John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
One is a single state with equal rights for Palestinians and Jews, which would be wonderful but is simply impracticable given attitudes on both sides.
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Foreign Affairs,
9 Oct. 2025
Few school districts will be able to afford costly litigation over opt-out rights or to divert resources to administering impracticable notice and opt-out systems for individual students.
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Stephen L. Carter,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for impracticable
Christopher Osher,
ProPublica,
29 Jan. 2026
Sanders’ proclamations state that conducting an election to meet that requirement was both impracticable and unduly burdensome, without further explaining her reasoning.
—
John Lynch,
Arkansas Online,
22 Oct. 2025
One is a single state with equal rights for Palestinians and Jews, which would be wonderful but is simply impracticable given attitudes on both sides.
—
Foreign Affairs,
9 Oct. 2025
Few school districts will be able to afford costly litigation over opt-out rights or to divert resources to administering impracticable notice and opt-out systems for individual students.
—
Stephen L. Carter,
Mercury News,
8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for impracticable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impracticable
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Because large steel structures warp and expand under intense heat and magnetic forces, maintaining a tight seal between unjoined rings has previously been impractical.
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That restriction makes Europe impractical for the traditional four- to six-month snowbird lifestyle many retirees prefer.
Adjective
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At any rate, upon election my first official act would be to file legislation to do away with the useless job.
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An ultra-secure cloud environment is useless if the identity management policy is lax or if access privileges are not reviewed on a strict need-to-know basis.
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“Impracticable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impracticable. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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