US /ʌnˈwɝkəbəl/ UK /ʌnˈwɜːkəbəl/
adj Freq #78037

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    not capable of being carried out successfully or put into practical operation

    The committee abandoned the plan after engineers showed that it was unworkable.

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Synonyms
1 adj · not capable of being... impracticableinfeasibleuntenable
More unusable
Word family
Derived forms unworkabilityunworkably
Related forms workableworkability

Etymology

Formed from un- ("not") + workable. It describes an idea, system, or material that cannot function effectively in practice, even if it may appear possible in theory.

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