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 Democratic members said the legislature was already open and transparent and that the prior version of the law was unworkable in the Capitol.
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
But their plan to divest almost 600 stores to a grocery wholesaler with scant experience in retail was deemed unworkable by the judge.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
Relying on leasing half of those units in the private rental market is unworkable given the critically low 1.4% vacancy rate.
—Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Washington offered mixed messages, with Trump initially dismissing it as unworkable before other administration officials welcomed the initiative.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2025
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Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2025
But their plan to divest almost 600 stores to a grocery wholesaler with scant experience in retail was deemed unworkable by the judge.
—Peter Green, Quartz, 23 Dec. 2024
Relying on leasing half of those units in the private rental market is unworkable given the critically low 1.4% vacancy rate.
—Pascale Leone, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
Washington offered mixed messages, with Trump initially dismissing it as unworkable before other administration officials welcomed the initiative.
—Lisa Anderson, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 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 9 Apr. 2025.
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