as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account
the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs
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Recent Examples of unworkable
There are still operators who parachute in without understanding the sector, pushing proposals that are structurally or financially unworkable.
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Marc Cooper, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
In years past, the Legislature has enacted sweeping reforms with measures that condo managers, attorneys, boards and unit owners found unworkable.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
The original language included a 5% increase for filming in economically depressed areas, but that provision was dropped as unworkable.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 June 2025
However, having a bulky transformer near each circuit element is unworkable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
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Marc Cooper, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
In years past, the Legislature has enacted sweeping reforms with measures that condo managers, attorneys, boards and unit owners found unworkable.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
The original language included a 5% increase for filming in economically depressed areas, but that provision was dropped as unworkable.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 June 2025
However, having a bulky transformer near each circuit element is unworkable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024
See All Example Sentences for unworkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworkable
Adjective
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Jars of thick honey can feel messy or impractical for travel.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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As hotels compete for increasingly discerning customers, designs perceived as impractical or uncomfortable can quickly backfire in the age of viral social media.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Digital fingerprinting collates an array of data from your phone — your IP address, device model and OS, time zone, setup and anything else if can get — to create a unique identifier in aggregate, even if each individual data snippet us useless on its own.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Never mind that large language models have so far proven useless at 95% of the companies that have made their workforces try to use them, researchers from MIT recently found.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The concern expressed is that people are turning to AI for mental health advice and do not realize that (presumably) AI is unsuitable for that purpose.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The drastic drop in performance from the 2022 season points to the idea that the current generation of cars is unsuitable for the Briton.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworkable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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