Synonyms of unworkable

unworkable

adjective

ˌən-ˈwər-kə-bəl 

as in impractical

not capable of being put to use or account

the company decided that the proposed reorganization of its operations was unworkable due to high costs

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unworkable

Opponents branded the bill unsafe and unworkable, citing concerns around potential coercion of vulnerable people and a lack of safeguards for those with disabilities. — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

The network also has characterized the equal time rule as unworkable, given that its stations may be on the hook not just for major party candidates but also third-party rivals. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2026

For some families, that could make the original college plan financially unworkable. — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026

The defensive gaps and play-driving issues in his first NHL campaign were real, even if they were exacerbated by Vancouver’s unworkable defensive environment and lack of talent. — Thomas Drance, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026