unworkable
adjective
un·work·able
ˌən-ˈwər-kə-bəl 
: not workable : impractical
an unworkable plan/solution
Examples of unworkable in a Sentence
the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs
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Some have branded it unsafe and unworkable, citing their concerns around potential coercion of vulnerable people and a lack of safeguards for those with disabilities.
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ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Senate’s requirement for large investors to sell individual rental homes in these communities after seven years would be unworkable, Hartmann said.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
But in the era of AI data centers, this solution is increasingly unworkable.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
The alternatives Disney now points to are, for my family, technically and medically unworkable and, in many cases, dangerous.
—Kelsey Maurine Brickl, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
The Senate’s requirement for large investors to sell individual rental homes in these communities after seven years would be unworkable, Hartmann said.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
But in the era of AI data centers, this solution is increasingly unworkable.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
The alternatives Disney now points to are, for my family, technically and medically unworkable and, in many cases, dangerous.
—Kelsey Maurine Brickl, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unworkable
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“Unworkable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unworkable. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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