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- [wur-kuh-buh l]
- /ˈwɜr kə bəl/
- /ʌnˈwɜː.kə.bl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [wur-kuh-buh l]
- /ˈwɜr kə bəl/
Definitions of unworkable word
- adjective unworkable practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule. 1
- adjective unworkable capable of or suitable for being worked. 1
- adjective unworkable impractical 1
- adjective unworkable If you describe something such as a plan, law, or system as unworkable, you believe that it cannot be successful. 0
- adjective unworkable not practicable or feasible 0
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Origin of unworkable
First appearance:
before 1535 One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1535-45; work + -able
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Parts of speech for Unworkable
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
unworkable popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
unworkable usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for unworkable
adj unworkable
- beyond reach — inaccessible
- blue sky — fanciful; impractical: blue-sky ideas.
- counterproductive — Something that is counterproductive achieves the opposite result from the one that you want to achieve.
- crazy — If you describe someone or something as crazy, you think they are very foolish or strange.
- derisory — If you describe something such as an amount of money as derisory, you are emphasizing that it is so small or inadequate that it seems silly or not worth considering.
noun unworkable
- impossibility — condition or quality of being impossible.
- impracticality — not practical or useful.
- impracticability — The quality or condition of being impracticable.
- impracticableness — The state of being impracticable; impracticability.
- inapplicability — (uncountable) The state of being inapplicable.
adjective unworkable
- impracticable — not practicable; incapable of being put into practice with the available means: an impracticable plan.
- inexecutable — That cannot be executed or carried out.
- irresolvable — not resolvable; incapable of being resolved, analyzable, or solvable.
- jammed — to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- nonfunctional — Not having any particular purpose or function.
Antonyms for unworkable
adj unworkable
adjective unworkable
- cincher — Something that cinches as in holds and fastens, such as a belt or corset.
- expedient — (of an action) Convenient and practical, although possibly improper or immoral.
- hardboiled — Alternative spelling of hard-boiled.
- wieldy — readily wielded or managed, as in use or action.
- workable — practicable or feasible: He needs a workable schedule.
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