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
Existing models have a bad habit of hallucinating chemical structures that are bizarre or unworkable, much as ChatGPT hallucinates facts.
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The Biden administration today is taking new steps to make insurers cover mental health on a par with physical health, rekindling a fight with health plans that say such requirements are unworkable amid a shortage of providers.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
This would necessitate tax authorities engage in nuanced market valuations of collateral at the time of a loan’s disbursement—and would likely be administratively unworkable.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
State of play: Debbie Stabenow, the Democratic chair of the Senate Ag Committee who has criticized the House GOP proposal as unworkable and unfunded, told Politico in August that the parties continue to make progress.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
The Biden administration today is taking new steps to make insurers cover mental health on a par with physical health, rekindling a fight with health plans that say such requirements are unworkable amid a shortage of providers.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 9 Sep. 2024
This would necessitate tax authorities engage in nuanced market valuations of collateral at the time of a loan’s disbursement—and would likely be administratively unworkable.
—Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
State of play: Debbie Stabenow, the Democratic chair of the Senate Ag Committee who has criticized the House GOP proposal as unworkable and unfunded, told Politico in August that the parties continue to make progress.
—Daniel Moore, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unworkable
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Outsourcing vendor management may also be impractical, as most services are designed and priced for large enterprises.Paul Blough, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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That same year, following Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, Saddam Hussein ordered an impractical (and unsuccessful) effort to quickly build a nuclear weapon.Uri Friedman, The Atlantic, 30 Oct. 2024
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These latest such initiatives focus on linking cookies to devices and apps, rendering thefts useless.Zak Doffman, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Elevators stopped working between floors, stoplights stopped working at intersections and life-saving pacemakers were rendered useless.Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
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Pre-existing conditions such as cardiac and liver issues make many older patients unsuitable for chemotherapy.Tlalit Bussi Tel Tzure, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024
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That makes algorithms such as SHA1 and MD5 unsuitable, because they’re designed to quickly hash messages with minimal computing required.Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 27 Sep. 2024
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unworkable. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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