Synonyms:
impracticable, infeasible, unfeasible, unworkable
Meaning: not capable of being carried out or put into practice; "refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility"; "a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances"
Usage examples
"Your plans are impracticable, my dear friends.
"It's a very impracticable movement, to my mind," said Mr. Sterling shortly.
But if the foregoing explication of the matter be received, this must be absolutely impracticable.
No, no; with Mark Wylder it was quite out of the question--altogether visionary and impracticable.
The idea of training tropical people for independence was thought to be idealistic and impracticable.
This was shown to be so impracticable that only thirteen votes were given for it in a House of forty-nine members voting.
Such a scheme, if practicable at all, would instantly degenerate into a military despotism; but it will be found in every light impracticable.
To regain their commander's company was almost impracticable; at least, without a more important object to make the risk necessary, it was a foolhardy attempt.
This was usually impracticable in actual life, because the object was almost always in motion, while the hunter himself was often upon the back of a pony at full gallop.
"Only at that impracticable distance, mamma; but I introduced his name afterwards in my usual happy manner and I found that Miss Ringgan's cheeks were by no means indifferent to it.