uneconomic

adjective

variants or uneconomical
Definition of uneconomicnext
as in unaffordable

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Recent Examples of uneconomic The unit has become uneconomical to run, its owners said, and the cost of compelling it to remain online will ultimately fall on ratepayers in the area. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026 The defense network was ill-prepared for the hundreds of drones launched at the country, which both overwhelmed its few short-range defenses and forced it to counter in an uneconomic way. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 13 May 2026 The plant can respond more effectively to dynamic power input without drifting into unsafe or uneconomic operation. — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 While attractive due to its proximity to strong local and regional gas markets, exploration for this gas has been sporadic in the basin since the mid-1980s, with experts noting pilot projects were uneconomic, temporarily abandoned or failed. — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for uneconomic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for uneconomic
  1. unaffordable
  2. prohibitive
  3. unreasonable
  4. exorbitant
  5. expensive
  6. costly
  7. steep
  8. valuable
Adjective
  • Colorado, however, has been moving more quickly than other states in choosing medicines that are deemed to be unaffordable and proceeding with decisions to create upper payment limits.
    — Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 July 2026
  • The uncomfortable answer was that Dunnhumby required an unaffordable army of analysts working for a retailer of unique scale.
    — Aneesh Reddy, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of unaffordable
Adjective
  • Traditional studios might adopt Chinese models for some preproduction tasks such as concepting, but the geopolitical and intellectual property risks for commercial generations are too prohibitive.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • Small and medium enterprises are now able to use AI for complex tasks like predictive supply chain management and personalized marketing, processes that were previously cost-prohibitive.
    — Vaibhav Dani, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of prohibitive
Adjective
  • His certification is temporarily suspended due to excessive or unreasonable force from the incident, according to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
    — Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 7 July 2026
  • Your request for back-to-back weeks off at the last minute is unreasonable.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
Definition of unreasonable
Adjective
  • Major players like Uber and Microsoft report exorbitant AI spending, with budgets exhausted rapidly and little correlation to tangible value.
    — Jemma Green, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • At face value, a $10 million rental is an exorbitant fee for a ruse.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 1 July 2026
Definition of exorbitant
Adjective
  • Since World Cup tickets began selling on FIFA Marketplace last September, fans have expressed disappointment in the expensive price tag.
    — Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Traditional industrial robotics require precise, expensive programming for highly specific environments.
    — Anjana Susarla, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of expensive
Adjective
  • Being right eventually is not always enough because time is costly.
    — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • The attacks have inflicted lasting damage that will be costly to fix.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of costly
Adjective
  • That marks a steep decline of 74% from the movie's already-poor $37 million debut, a much bigger drop than is typical for a summer superhero film.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 5 July 2026
  • In the tourney, Zellers had five goals and three assists in five games and made a steep climb up the depth chart.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of steep
Adjective
  • SpaceX now ranks among the world's most valuable public companies.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
  • Royal Navy officials say that flexibility could prove valuable during surveillance missions, force protection operations and precision strike support, where response time often determines mission success.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 July 2026
Definition of valuable

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“Uneconomic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uneconomic. Accessed 10 Jul. 2026.

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