impracticable

  • 21impracticable — adjective a repeat autopsy would be impracticable Syn: unworkable, unfeasible, nonviable, unachievable, unattainable, unrealizable; impractical, impossible Ant: workable, feasible …

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  • 22impracticable — im•prac•ti•ca•ble [[t]ɪmˈpræk tɪ kə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) not practicable; incapable of being put into practice or use with the available means 2) impassable: impracticable terrain[/ex] • Etymology: 1645–55 im•prac ti•ca•bil′i•ty,… …

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  • 23impracticable — /ɪmˈpræktɪkəbəl / (say im praktikuhbuhl) adjective 1. not practicable; that cannot be put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan. 2. unsuitable for practical use or purposes, as a device, material, etc. 3. (of ground,… …

  • 24impracticable — Not feasible. Not capable of successful or worthwhile accomplishment. In matters of business, a thing is commonly treated as impracticable when it cannot be done without laying out more money than the thing is worth. Devitt v Providence… …

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  • 25impracticable — adjective /ɪmˈpɹaktɪkəb(ə)l/ a) Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice. b) Of a passage or road: impassable. Ant: practicable …

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  • 26impracticable — Synonyms and related words: awkward, disadvantageous, impossible, impractical, inapplicable, inconvenient, infeasible, nonfunctional, troublesome, unacceptable, unachievable, unattainable, undesirable, unfeasible, unfit, unrealizable,… …

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  • 27impracticable — im|prac|ti|ca|ble Mot Pla Adjectiu invariable …

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  • 28impracticable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unworkable, inexpedient, not feasible; idealistic, visionary; unrealistic. See difficulty, impossibility, inexpedience.Ant., practicable, doable. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. infeasible, unworkable,… …

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  • 29impracticable — adjetivo 1) irrealizable, imposible, inviable. Por ejemplo: todos tenemos un sueño o una ilusión que resultan impracticables. 2) intransitable, inaccesible. Tratándose de un camino o vía de comunicación. * * * Sinónimos: ■ imposible …

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  • 30impracticable — im·prac·ti·ca·ble || ɪm præktɪkÉ™bl adj. cannot be carried out, not practicable, cannot be accomplished; impassable; cannot be put into practice, not suited for practical use; stubborn, intractable …

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