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UNWORKABLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unworkable mean?
• UNWORKABLE (adjective)
The adjective UNWORKABLE has 1 sense:
1. not capable of being carried out or put into practice
Familiarity information: UNWORKABLE used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not capable of being carried out or put into practice
Synonyms:
impracticable; infeasible; unfeasible; unworkable
Context example:
a suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances
Similar:
impossible (not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with)
Context examples
The expense and harm to the environment make these methods unworkable as long-term solutions.
(Promising new solar-powered path to hydrogen fuel production, National Science Foundation)
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