impracticable
adjective
im·prac·ti·ca·ble
(ˌ)im-ˈprak-ti-kə-bəl 
1
: impassable
an impracticable road
2
: not practicable : incapable of being performed or accomplished by the means employed or at command
an impracticable proposal
Examples of impracticable in a Sentence
an impracticable plan for dealing with the recent intrusion of bears in the suburban neighborhood
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One is a single state with equal rights for Palestinians and Jews, which would be wonderful but is simply impracticable given attitudes on both sides.
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2025
Few school districts will be able to afford costly litigation over opt-out rights or to divert resources to administering impracticable notice and opt-out systems for individual students.
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But his chairman had requested the impracticable.
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The plan’s 10-year phase-in period, which was intended to lower costs and make implementation more feasible, was criticized as impracticable.
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Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2025
Few school districts will be able to afford costly litigation over opt-out rights or to divert resources to administering impracticable notice and opt-out systems for individual students.
—Stephen L. Carter, Mercury News, 8 July 2025
But his chairman had requested the impracticable.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 10 Feb. 2025
The plan’s 10-year phase-in period, which was intended to lower costs and make implementation more feasible, was criticized as impracticable.
—Gabrielle M. Etzel, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 July 2024
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“Impracticable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impracticable. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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impracticable
adjective
im·prac·ti·ca·ble
(ˈ)im-ˈprak-ti-kə-bəl
: difficult to put into practice or use
an impracticable plan
Legal Definition
impracticable
adjective
im·prac·ti·ca·ble
im-ˈprak-ti-kə-bəl
: excessively difficult to perform especially by reason of an unforeseen contingency
a contract made impracticable by the new regulation
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