IMPRACTICAL Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

impractical

adjective

(ˌ)im-ˈprak-ti-kəl

Definition of impractical

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 Coating an entire spacecraft with a meaningfully thick layer of radiation shielding remains impractical due to weight constraints, but wrapping astronauts in protective garments may potentially be helpful. — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026 More impractical, individual vaccines for measles, mumps, and rubella do not exist in the US. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2026 Other models, like Dive-LD and Dive-XL, are used to map the seafloor and perform missions that are too dangerous or impractical for human divers. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 The alternatives to dealing with this problem would be redesigning airports (impractical and expensive) or restricting flight schedules (really expensive), so Airbus wants to make the new wings foldable. — David Szondy august 04, New Atlas, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for impractical

Recent Examples of Synonyms for impractical

Adjective

Leading models aren’t completely useless at handling Cantonese.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Built-ins designed for Pinterest, not your daily routine, will quickly look dated and feel useless.

— Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of useless

Adjective

When channels are created with unsuitable blades, angles, or placement, transplanted hair may grow in an unnatural direction or produce an overly uniform appearance.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Websites often attract unsuitable clients due to ineffective copy, hindering business growth.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsuitable

Adjective

Phoenix Semiconductor engineers helped NAVAIR recover a supply of unusable legacy chips for a safety-critical system on the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
John Gruber, a tech blogger, posited that Claude would now more readily default to watermarked words, rather than unleash the full scope of its linguistic range, which might result in lower-quality text, or in some cases unusable prose.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026