as in useless
not capable of being put to use or account
the flimsy little toy shovel was cute, but completely impractical for digging up tree stumps
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Recent Examples of impractical
Long known for its classic aesthetic, Chris-Craft has exited the pandemic with a plan to reach young, well-heeled watersport enthusiasts who find a more stately million-dollar 37-footer impractical.
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Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Music has always been a perilous, impractical pursuit, and even sympathetic fans hope for the best value for their dollar.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
But reversing it—that is, starting with the product and finding each prime factor—is computationally impractical.
—John Pavlus, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
Requiring a human to give a token thumbs-up to AI decisions in a rapid real-time environment is impractical.
—Brian Jackson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Jaclyn Trop, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
Music has always been a perilous, impractical pursuit, and even sympathetic fans hope for the best value for their dollar.
—Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
But reversing it—that is, starting with the product and finding each prime factor—is computationally impractical.
—John Pavlus, WIRED, 15 Dec. 2024
Requiring a human to give a token thumbs-up to AI decisions in a rapid real-time environment is impractical.
—Brian Jackson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical
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Front offices None of the rest of this matters if the boss is useless.Eric Stephens, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
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However, operating under the cynical assumption that nothing can be done, your vote is useless or that people in charge do not care will only sink us further into a world of hate, division and depression.Claire Foley, Baltimore Sun, 2 Jan. 2025
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Hanff for years found herself up against eccentric producers, lousy office jobs, laughably unsuitable housing, and staggering creative frustration before finally finding some crumbs of success working as a screenwriter for early television.The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
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The city constructed the dormitories at Floyd Bennett Field despite protests and criticism that the location was unsuitable and isolated.Luis Ferré-Sadurní, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Over time, TikTok would become slow, glitchy and eventually unusable.Bobby Allyn, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024
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The casing of the laptop was crushed during the accident, rendering the device completely unusable.Barry Collins, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Impractical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impractical. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.
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