Synonyms for unworkable
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Infeasible — not workable. Not operable; not practical; unmanageable
infeasible, unfeasible, untenable, impracticable, impossible, unusable, inoperable, nonworking
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Not workable. Not operable; not practical; unmanageable.
Near-synonyms: infeasible, untenable, unusable
Related words
- Word family
- unworkability unworkableness unworked
- Is a kind of
- unsuitable
Example sentences
- untenable Our view is that such policies are untenable.
- unfeasible This plan is not just unfeasible, but impossible.
- infeasible Your idea is absolutely infeasible.
- impracticable At one time it was thought impracticable for man to fly.
- unmanageable They were unmanageable pupils.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unworkable | falling | |
| untenable | steady | |
| unfeasible | falling | |
| infeasible | rising | |
| impracticable | falling | |
| unmanageable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- unusable4
- 9 letters
- untenable4
- 10 letters
- impossible4, inoperable5, unfeasible4, infeasible4, nonworking
- 12 letters
- unmanageable5
- 13 letters
- impracticable5, unprocessable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (unusable4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inexécutable