as in useless
not capable of being put to use or account
the flimsy little toy shovel was cute, but completely impractical for digging up tree stumps
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Recent Examples of impractical
The firm at one earlier point had reportedly offered a service to screen against low intelligence in human embryos, which is a highly controversial and perhaps impractical idea.
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Paul Knoepfler,
STAT,
24 June 2026
Pretty, functional storage solutions are the perfect antidote to impractical minimalism.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2026
Nail guns are impractical as weapons and have only rarely been used in homicides.
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Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
24 June 2026
The trouble was that their official away shirts provided by Le Coq Sportif were made of a very heavy fabric, wildly impractical given the game kicked off at noon under the blazing Mexico City sun.
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Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for impractical
Paul Knoepfler,
STAT,
24 June 2026
Pretty, functional storage solutions are the perfect antidote to impractical minimalism.
—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 June 2026
Nail guns are impractical as weapons and have only rarely been used in homicides.
—
Joe Wilkins,
Futurism,
24 June 2026
The trouble was that their official away shirts provided by Le Coq Sportif were made of a very heavy fabric, wildly impractical given the game kicked off at noon under the blazing Mexico City sun.
—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for impractical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical
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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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The dogs were found to be living in unsuitable conditions, while the puppies were suffering from malnutrition, and a number of the dogs had additional medical conditions as well.
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In 2023 the agency documented signs of stress in sloths during public encounters, improper handling of a juvenile kangaroo and environmental conditions deemed unsuitable for a sloth’s care.
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But nothing is at a significant disadvantage or plain unusable because of Artifact champion mod choice.
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Recycle or toss only what is genuinely unusable.
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impractical. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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