impractical
Poor for application
Impractical describes something not suited to actual conditions or real-world use.
An impractical plan ignores obvious obstacles.
Impractical shoes sacrifice comfort for style.
The word suggests a gap between theory and execution: The design looked elegant but proved impractical for mass production.
A person called impractical lacks common sense about everyday matters.
Impractically perfect in conception
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- romanticConducive to love
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- starry-eyedNaively romantic or idealistic
pie-in-the-sky · head-in-clouds · dreamer · wishful · optimistic · perfectionist · purist · uncompromising
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- hypotheticalAssumed but unproven
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- academicRelating to education or theory
- ivory-towerSheltered intellectual enclave
armchair · untested · unproven · conceptual · notional · conjectural · bookish · scholarly
Not capable of execution
- infeasibleNot capable of achievement
- unviableIncapable of succeeding
- inoperableCannot be repaired
- unusableUnfit for purpose
impossible · untenable · unsustainable · nonfunctional · ill-conceived · flawed · doomed · stillborn
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
surreal · fairy-tale · enchanting · magical · extravagant · elaborate · ornate · over-the-top
Using resources carelessly
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
inconvenient · costly · expensive · time-consuming · labor-intensive · overcomplicated · convoluted · roundabout
utopian
Impractically perfect in conception
starry-eyed · pie-in-the-sky · head-in-clouds · dreamer · wishful · optimistic · perfectionist · purist · uncompromising · principled
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- hypotheticalAssumed but unproven
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- academicRelating to education or theory
ivory-tower · armchair · untested · unproven · conceptual · notional · conjectural · bookish · scholarly · detached
unfeasible
Not capable of execution
- infeasibleNot capable of achievement
- unviableIncapable of succeeding
- inoperableCannot be repaired
unusable · impossible · untenable · unsustainable · nonfunctional · ill-conceived · flawed · doomed · stillborn · problematic
whimsical
Playfully fanciful or erratic
- dreamlikeHazy and fantastical
- fantasticalExtravagantly unreal or imaginary
- imaginativeAble to conceive new ideas
visionary · surreal · fairy-tale · enchanting · magical · extravagant · elaborate · ornate · over-the-top · fussy
wasteful
Using resources carelessly
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- clumsyLacking physical coordination
awkward · inconvenient · costly · expensive · time-consuming · labor-intensive · overcomplicated · convoluted · roundabout · counterproductive
- idealisticidealist, idealistic, utopian, quixotic, dreamer
- chancechance, luck, lottery, dice, randomness
- daydreamingdaydreaming, daydreams, fantasies, deep in thought, musings
- futilefutile, useless, pointless, fruitless, vain
- Product Complaintscomplaint, defect, flaw, bug, glitch
- No-Gobanned, forbidden, off-limits, illegal, outlawed
impracticalpractical
Suited for real use
workable · feasible · practicable · functional · viable
impracticalpractical
Suited for real use
pragmatic · realistic · sensible · down-to-earth · levelheaded
impracticaluseful
Serving a purpose
functional · serviceable · utilitarian · handy · usable
impracticable, impracticality, impracticably, impracticalities, impractically, impracticability