Synonyms of impractical

impractical

adjective

(ˌ)im-ˈprak-ti-kəl 

as in useless

not capable of being put to use or account

the flimsy little toy shovel was cute, but completely impractical for digging up tree stumps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• useless
• unsuitable
• unusable
• impracticable
• unworkable
• unserviceable
• inoperable
• unavailable
• inaccessible
• nonpractical
• unobtainable
• unattainable
• unreachable
• unrealistic
• inert
• inoperative
• inactive
• idle
• latent
• fallow
• dormant
• interrupted
• arrested
• suspended
• free
• dead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• feasible
• practical
• useful
• applicable
• workable
• practicable
• functional
• operational
• usable
• available
• serviceable
• operable
• accessible
• obtainable
• utilizable
• ultrapractical
• handy
• reachable
• active
• operating
• busy
• procurable
• acquirable
• employed
• operative
• functioning
• working
• alive
• running
• all-around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impractical

The shoes, which consist of little more than a leather heel cap laced around the foot, feel almost deliberately impractical. — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 10 Sep. 2026

Its computing capacity is intended for workloads that would be impractical or take considerably longer on conventional computing systems. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Seen as silly, shrunken, and impractical, it’s considered the full-sugar Coca-Cola of jackets—all empty calories, no nutritional value. — Irene Richardson, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

Gulliver sees a society totally consumed by impractical and abstract scientific interrogation. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026