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Synonyms for impractical
ɪmˈpræk tɪ kəlim·prac·ti·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
impracticaladjective
not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
"refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution"
Synonyms:
windy, visionary, airyAntonyms:
practical, pragmatic, interoperable, dystopian, applicative, functional, practicable, applicatory, serviceable, operable, working, matter-of-fact, pragmatical, unimaginativeairy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windyadjective
not practical or realizable; speculative
"airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"
Synonyms:
verbose, wordy, blowy, aery, aeriform, windy, ethereal, airy, long-winded, tedious, aerial, visionary, breezy, airedAntonyms:
applicative, applicatory, serviceable, matter-of-fact, pragmatical, functional, interoperable, practicable, practical, pragmatic, unimaginative, working, operable, dystopian
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "impractical":
impracticable, unrealistic, unworkable, unfeasible, inconvenient, impassable, unwieldy, inapplicable, impossible, infeasible, unachievable, unviable
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4446 | impossible | |
#8417 | aerial | |
#13981 | ethereal | |
#16762 | windy | |
#16781 | aired | |
#19590 | visionary | |
#20706 | tedious | |
#22081 | verbose | |
#22987 | unrealistic | |
#23220 | airy | |
#24515 | breezy | |
#29729 | impractical | |
#32934 | inconvenient | |
#44145 | inapplicable | |
#58486 | infeasible | |
#58750 | unwieldy | |
#60772 | impracticable | |
#65057 | unworkable | |
#70981 | wordy | |
#77939 | impassable | |
#100552 | unfeasible | |
#143236 | unachievable | |
#150455 | unviable |
How to use impractical in a sentence?
If you ask me today, right now, my two cents is it's impractical to have the game because it jeopardizes public safety.
Telling people not to get together is impractical. We need to tell people how to do it safely.
I actually defend Warnock's infusion of faith in his own politics, because I find the bifurcation --- the desire to bifurcate faith from any kind of political dialogue --- basically impractical. The reality is that worldview is inextricably intertwined with people's political positions and opinions.
That deep longing you keep dismissing as impractical may be the very thing your soul is calling you to do.
We have focused our support on efforts to evacuate people from Ukraine to neighboring countries, relocation to safer zones within the country when evacuation is impractical, support for refugees, and support for communities and individuals remaining in their homes and communities.
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