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impractical

  • /ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/

adjective more impractical · most impractical

  1. Not practical; impracticable. "I can't leave you here alone with these cutthroats, and you certainly can't venture into the jungle with me; yet someone must go in search of your father. He is more than apt to wandering off aimlessly, regardless of danger or direction, and Mr. Philander is only a trifle less impractical than he.

    Opposite: practical

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Closest in meaning: unfunctional, half-baked, softheaded, crazy, wild-eyed, visionary, romantic, utopian, quixotic, airy, armchair, screwball, untenable, unfeasible, impracticable, unworkable

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adj not practical

हिन्दीअसहज ashaj
Portuguêsimpraticável
Françaisinfaisable
Deutschunpraktisch, unnütz, unbrauchbar, untauglich
Русскийнепракти́чный nepraktíčnyj

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@misc{impractical_2026,
  title = {impractical},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/impractical},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}