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unworkable

unworkable adjective: not operable; not practical; unmanageable.

Adjective

unworkable (comparative more unworkable, superlative most unworkable)

  1. Not operable; not practical; unmanageable.
    • Near-synonyms: infeasible, untenable, unusable
    • These plans seem unworkable; moreover, a budget for their implementation remains a fantasy.
  2. Not suitable or amenable for being manipulated or transformed.
    • Near-synonyms: unprocessable, unusable
    • unworkable soils; unworkable clays; unworkable metals

Noun

unworkable (plural unworkables)

  1. Something that is not workable, or cannot be made to work.
    • The building of the consensus group, however, forced these interests to distinguish annoying features of the law from unworkable ones, and the list of the unworkables steadily dwindled.1983, Lawrence David Brown, Politics and Health Care Organization: HMOs as Federal Policy
    • We all have some secret little hope that the unworkables will be resurrected. You haven't seen any of the occupants of the pyramids pull this off yet, nor will you see any use for old, outdated, dead office stuff.2004, Don Aslett, The Office Clutter Cure, page 44

unworkable meaning in Urdu

unworkable in Urdu

نہ چلنے والا

Synonyms of unworkable

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All synonyms and antonyms of unworkable

Forms of unworkable

Adjective
comparativemore unworkable
superlativemost unworkable
Noun
pluralunworkables

Origin of unworkable

From un- + workable.

Words formed from unworkable

Questions about unworkable

What does unworkable mean?
Unworkable means not operable; not practical; unmanageable.
What is unworkable in Urdu?
Unworkable in Urdu is نہ چلنے والا. See Unworkable meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is unworkable?
Unworkable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near unworkable in the dictionary

  1. unwordiness
  2. unwordy
  3. unwork
  4. unworkabilities
  5. unworkability
  6. unworkable
  7. unworkableness
  8. unworkables
  9. unworkably
  10. unworked
  11. unworkedness

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