nonviable

adjective

Definition of nonviablenext
as in impossible

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Recent Examples of nonviable Such pregnancies are nonviable and can be fatal to the mother. — Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2025 These threats erupted after the Wall Street Journal reported on my life-threatening ectopic pregnancy—a nonviable pregnancy with no heartbeat. — Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 June 2025 Thus, access to some of the most effective contraceptive methods could be jeopardized at a time when the right to terminate an unintended or nonviable pregnancy has been rolled back in much of the country. — Carol S. Weisman, The Conversation, 23 June 2025 The pregnancy is nonviable, and can be life-threatening if not removed. — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 19 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for nonviable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonviable
  1. impossible
  2. unworkable
  3. infeasible
  4. unviable
  5. unfeasible
  6. impracticable
  7. impractical
  8. unlikely
Adjective
  • Elwood told his boss – Peter Brown, a former member of the Beatles’ inner circle and the founder of Brown Lloyd James – that the assignment was impossible.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Such components can benefit from additive manufacturing because the technology lets engineers create geometries that would be difficult or impossible to produce with traditional manufacturing methods.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of impossible
Adjective
  • The company has said the design changes the states seek are technically unworkable and would compromise the value and utility of its products.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The county education office and the state’s Fiscal Crisis & Management Assistance Team tell district officials their plan is unworkable, and the squabble continues.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of unworkable
Adjective
  • Having legal experts evaluate large numbers of judgments was infeasible, Mehmood says, so the team asked OpenAI’s GPT-5-mini to choose between pairs of judgments from the same judge before and after training.
    — Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Under the act, the city would need to show that the project would create a specific, adverse impact on public health or safety and that there was no reasonable way to address the problem without making the project financially infeasible.
    — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of infeasible
Adjective
  • Trucks and storage facilities fill up quickly with material that yields little value by weight, making collection and transport economically unviable.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
  • While the economics of hydrogen production have historically rendered the technology unviable in most cases, a community like Vieques is one specific instance where the costs might just balance out.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 15 July 2026
Definition of unviable
Adjective
  • The solution—cutting spending or raising taxes—is politically unfeasible, especially with elections approaching.
    — Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Pearlstein says that individuals learning to take up arms is a response to the unfeasible high cost of armed guards at Jewish institutions, and also the lack of solutions to combat antisemitism from legacy organizations and advocates.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of unfeasible
Adjective
  • The Republican appointees said the legal protections apply only in formal immigration proceedings, and would be too impracticable and burdensome to apply at the border.
    — Leah Litman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
  • Steer clear of impracticable, luxurious purchases that might tempt you.
    — Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Definition of impracticable
Adjective
  • Force majeure clauses excuse a party from performance when an unforeseeable external event like extreme weather or war makes performance impossible or impractical.
    — Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There is no justification for American deaths in the name of the unsustainable and impractical goal of total military dominance, let alone unnecessary wars of choice.
    — Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of impractical
Adjective
  • The two most prominent, Hebrew and Yiddish, have always been unlikely bedfellows, frequently fighting with each other.
    — Ilan Stavans, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Initial support is near the breakout point around $660, although a pullback of that magnitude is unlikely.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of unlikely

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“Nonviable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonviable. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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