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impractical

/ɪmˈpɹæktɪkəl/adjective4 syllables

Impractical means: not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters.

Synonyms for impractical21

adjective, as in not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters

crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded, meshugge, meshugga, meshuga, meshuggeneh, meshuggener, quixotic, romantic, wild-eyed, unfunctional, unwieldy, impossible, unrealistic

adjective, as in not practical or realizable; speculative

airy, visionary, Laputan, windy, utopian

Opposites of impractical

practical

What does impractical mean?2

adjective

1

not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters“refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense”

2

not practical or realizable; speculative“airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with impractical?1

three syllables

practical
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Impractical in a sentence

  • We all consider that your idea is impractical.Zifre
  • The committee rejected the proposal on the ground that it was impractical.unknown
  • She thought the plan was fine but impractical.unknown
  • We all consider your idea to be impractical.kebukebu
  • Making a robot out of ice cream seems very impractical.CM
  • If you live in California, learning French is impractical.Eccles17
  • The plan was rejected as being impractical.CM
  • His plan struck them as impractical.CM

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