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Synonyms for impractical
ɪmˈpræk tɪ kəlim·prac·ti·cal
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Princeton's WordNet
impracticaladjective
not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
"refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"; "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"; "an impractical solution"
Synonyms:
windy, visionary, airyAntonyms:
practical, pragmatic, interoperable, dystopian, applicative, functional, practicable, applicatory, serviceable, operable, working, matter-of-fact, pragmatical, unimaginativeairy, impractical, visionary, Laputan, windyadjective
not practical or realizable; speculative
"airy theories about socioeconomic improvement"; "visionary schemes for getting rich"
Synonyms:
verbose, wordy, blowy, aery, aeriform, windy, ethereal, airy, long-winded, tedious, aerial, visionary, breezy, airedAntonyms:
applicative, applicatory, serviceable, matter-of-fact, pragmatical, functional, interoperable, practicable, practical, pragmatic, unimaginative, working, operable, dystopian
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "impractical":
impracticable, unrealistic, unworkable, unfeasible, inconvenient, impassable, unwieldy, inapplicable, impossible, infeasible, unachievable, unviable
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#4446 | impossible | |
#8417 | aerial | |
#13981 | ethereal | |
#16762 | windy | |
#16781 | aired | |
#19590 | visionary | |
#20706 | tedious | |
#22081 | verbose | |
#22987 | unrealistic | |
#23220 | airy | |
#24515 | breezy | |
#29729 | impractical | |
#32934 | inconvenient | |
#44145 | inapplicable | |
#58486 | infeasible | |
#58750 | unwieldy | |
#60772 | impracticable | |
#65057 | unworkable | |
#70981 | wordy | |
#77939 | impassable | |
#100552 | unfeasible | |
#143236 | unachievable | |
#150455 | unviable |
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I actually defend Warnock's infusion of faith in his own politics, because I find the bifurcation --- the desire to bifurcate faith from any kind of political dialogue --- basically impractical. The reality is that worldview is inextricably intertwined with people's political positions and opinions.
That deep longing you keep dismissing as impractical may be the very thing your soul is calling you to do.
Requiring physical attendance at many shareholder meetings in order to exercise such votes is impractical and antiquated.
Anne Frank, Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl, July 15, 1944:
It's a wonder I haven't abandoned all my ideals, they seem so absurd and impractical. Yet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heart.
Constitutional development must be built on the basis of the Basic Law and the decision of (China's) NPCSC (National People's Congress Standing Committee), otherwise it would only be futile and impractical and the aim of universal suffrage for the CE (Chief Executive) election would only become a 'castle in the air'.
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