unworkable
adjective
un·work·able
ˌən-ˈwər-kə-bəl 
: not workable : impractical
an unworkable plan/solution
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Examples of unworkable in a Sentence
the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs
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There’s a water closet in the back of the apartment with two stairs up to the toilet, which is a little strange, but hardly unworkable.
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2025
Though it would not be removed for users who already downloaded the app, without an ability to update it, the app would over time become unworkable.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
That will eventually render the app unworkable, the Justice Department has said in court filings.
—Mark Sherman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Though the app would not automatically disappear for users who already downloaded it, TikTok is expected to eventually become unworkable, as the law blocks app stores from distributing the app or providing updates.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kim Velsey, Curbed, 21 Jan. 2025
Though it would not be removed for users who already downloaded the app, without an ability to update it, the app would over time become unworkable.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2025
That will eventually render the app unworkable, the Justice Department has said in court filings.
—Mark Sherman The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 18 Jan. 2025
Though the app would not automatically disappear for users who already downloaded it, TikTok is expected to eventually become unworkable, as the law blocks app stores from distributing the app or providing updates.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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