impractical | ||
1. | [ adjective ] not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters | |
Examples: | "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense" "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work" |
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Related terms: | practical crazy quixotic crazy armchair unfunctional meshuga impossible unrealistic practicality | |
2. | [ adjective ] not practical or realizable; speculative | |
Synonyms: | laputan visionary airy | |
Examples: | "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement" "visionary schemes for getting rich" |
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Related terms: | utopian | |
3. | [ adjective ] not practical or realizable; speculative | |
Synonyms: | visionary airy | |
Examples: | "airy theories about socioeconomic improvement" "visionary schemes for getting rich" |
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Related terms: | utopian | |
Similar spelling: |
impracticality impracticably impracticable imprecisely Imperato imprecise imprecate imperatively imbricate |