Unworkable

adj, noun

adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
Something that is not workable, or cannot be made to work.
"The building of the consensus group, however, forced these interests to distinguish annoying features of the law from unworkable ones, and the list of the unworkables steadily dwindled."

Adjective

1
Not workable.; Not operable; not practical; unmanageable.
"Near-synonyms: infeasible, untenable, unusable"
2
Not workable.; Not suitable or amenable for being manipulated or transformed.
"Near-synonyms: unprocessable, unusable"

Adjective

1
not capable of being carried out or put into practice wordnet

Synonyms

impracticable beyond one crazy duff functionless hopeless

Antonyms

feasible practicable workable

Example

"What must be done if the plan proves unworkable?"

Etymology

From un- + workable.

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