unworkable
adjective
un·work·able
ˌən-ˈwər-kə-bəl 
: not workable : impractical
an unworkable plan/solution
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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But for Varela and the other holdouts — roughly two dozen of whom stood defiantly on the side of West Flagler Street on Monday, protesting their potentially imminent removal under the punishing mid-morning sun — that deal was unworkable, both in time and money.
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
But shooting an entire feature film on the famously big, loud and unwieldy Imax film cameras (unlike the lighter, quieter digital Imax cameras, used in recent films such as Thunderbolts* and the upcoming Superman) was unworkable.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
But a 30% tariff on Chinese imports, while significantly lower than 145%, is still unworkable for many businesses, especially smaller ones.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Despite the initial enthusiasm, zoo officials say the project became unworkable.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
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Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
But shooting an entire feature film on the famously big, loud and unwieldy Imax film cameras (unlike the lighter, quieter digital Imax cameras, used in recent films such as Thunderbolts* and the upcoming Superman) was unworkable.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
But a 30% tariff on Chinese imports, while significantly lower than 145%, is still unworkable for many businesses, especially smaller ones.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
Despite the initial enthusiasm, zoo officials say the project became unworkable.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 30 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unworkable
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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