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
This design enables use across a range of environments—from outdoor gatherings to event spaces—where traditional wine cooling methods may be impractical or inconsistent.
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New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
While some of her clothes were outlandish and impractical, most were insistently in line with the needs of an urban, often professional, woman.
—Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
While some sites provide after-school for a fee, the cost of extended hours can be so high, and the schedule so impractical, that some parents are forced to turn down the city’s offer of free care.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The league’s argument is that an ABS buffer zone would be impractical.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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New Atlas, 20 Apr. 2026
While some of her clothes were outlandish and impractical, most were insistently in line with the needs of an urban, often professional, woman.
—Eliza Goodpasture, ARTnews.com, 15 Apr. 2026
While some sites provide after-school for a fee, the cost of extended hours can be so high, and the schedule so impractical, that some parents are forced to turn down the city’s offer of free care.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2026
The league’s argument is that an ABS buffer zone would be impractical.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical
Adjective
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In other words, Greg had thought insomnia a problem of the rich, the weak, the useless, the indulgent, the lazy.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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But those GPUs are useless without the memory chips stacked alongside them, and Samsung’s three fabrication complexes in South Korea are among the most important pieces of the AI industrial boom.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
Adjective
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There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The treatments were carried out at Ali’s semi-detached home in Leicester, which was described by investigators and witnesses as unsanitary and unsuitable for clinical care, the news outlet reported.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
1 May 2026
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For a limited time, former Spirit loyalty members can use their unusable Spirit points for pizza at Papa Johns.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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Authorities slow internet speeds until services become unusable.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impractical. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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