Meaning

2 senses
  1. Not workable.

    Not operable; not practical; unmanageable.

    Near-synonyms: infeasible, untenable, unusable

    These plans seem unworkable; moreover, a budget for their implementation remains a fantasy.

    несбы́точныйnesbýtočnyj

  2. Not suitable or amenable for being manipulated or transformed.

    Near-synonyms: unprocessable, unusable

    unworkable soils; unworkable clays; unworkable metals

More definitions
  • not capable of being carried out or put into practice

Examples

3 sentences
  1. She thought the plan was good, but unworkable.

    deSie meinte, der Plan sei gut, aber undurchführbar.

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  2. What must be done if the plan proves unworkable?

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  3. I think that a thorough spelling reform of English is unworkable. Maybe, a total language replacement is necessary.

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Translations

3 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
not workable:

Forms

more unworkable, most unworkable
Comparativemore unworkable Lesson
Superlativemost unworkable Lesson

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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