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
The policy was designed to stop immigrants from being wrongly detained, but local leaders have told Newsweek over the past few months that the policy is unworkable, following such an influx of new arrivals to the state.
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Johnson’s plan to save money by cutting dozens of vacant Chicago Police Department jobs tied to implementing a federal consent decree could prove unworkable.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Continuum claimed that reducing the angle of the plane would knock the number of units down from 475 to 355, making the affordability requirement financially unworkable.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
This time, the duo is venturing into a new endeavor: helping desperate homeowners breathe fresh life into their seemingly unworkable abodes.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
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Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Meanwhile, Johnson’s plan to save money by cutting dozens of vacant Chicago Police Department jobs tied to implementing a federal consent decree could prove unworkable.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 14 Nov. 2024
Continuum claimed that reducing the angle of the plane would knock the number of units down from 475 to 355, making the affordability requirement financially unworkable.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
This time, the duo is venturing into a new endeavor: helping desperate homeowners breathe fresh life into their seemingly unworkable abodes.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unworkable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworkable
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For instance, unused network segments can be powered down temporarily to save energy, a task that would be impractical to manage manually across thousands of network sites.Robert Backhouse, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Experts dismiss an analogous design for the U.S. as impractical—Israel's defenses are vastly different to the U.S. for several reasons, not least the size of the country and who is doing the targeting.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
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Without that essential training to help surmount powerful systemic barriers, the kit would have been useless—and in that sense, the job is still woefully unfinished.Sheila McClear, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Esoteric knowledge of the parks, essentially useless anywhere else, is suddenly incredibly useful.Darryn King, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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This mismatch results in recruiters spending excessive time reviewing unsuitable applications, with 22% dedicating three to five hours daily to this task.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Uncovering a Forgotten History The discovery was initiated by a 1930s agricultural report referencing untended land filled with graves and trees—an area unsuitable for cultivation.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworkable. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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