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
Requiring a human to give a token thumbs-up to AI decisions in a rapid real-time environment is impractical.
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Brian Jackson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Critics say the deportation push is dangerous and impractical, and could have devastating effects on the American economy.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
Trying to dampen political polarization in the news and on social media would be an obvious approach—although an impractical one, the two say, given how polarization has marketplace benefits in boosting audience sizes, engagement and political donations.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Consultants have traditionally filled this gap by providing impartial assessments, yet external advisors may miss crucial insights into a company’s products, culture or internal processes, leading to high-cost, impractical recommendations.
—Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Brian Jackson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Critics say the deportation push is dangerous and impractical, and could have devastating effects on the American economy.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Nov. 2024
Trying to dampen political polarization in the news and on social media would be an obvious approach—although an impractical one, the two say, given how polarization has marketplace benefits in boosting audience sizes, engagement and political donations.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Consultants have traditionally filled this gap by providing impartial assessments, yet external advisors may miss crucial insights into a company’s products, culture or internal processes, leading to high-cost, impractical recommendations.
—Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical
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This is a fashion collab designed for women’s bodies to be looked at, but the functionality is useless.Jamie Aranoff, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2024
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It was built on NBA men who subsidized that useless league for decades.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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Human services settings can suffer tremendously from unsuitable employees, who may jeopardize the health, safety or dignity of those in their care.Debra Rinell, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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That alone makes rainbow eucalyptus unsuitable for most yards, but this Southeast Asia native is also an invasive pest in the southernmost portions of the U.S. To avoid issues, some people are growing rainbow eucalyptus indoors.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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Instead, the law would penalize internet providers and companies with App stores like Apple and Google for continuing to make updates available, The New York Times reported, so the app would degrade over time and become unusable.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Because of their smaller size—which averages less than 5 megawatts on anywhere up to to a few dozen acres—they can be built over otherwise unusable land like old landfills or on brownfields.Sarah Sax, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impractical. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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