impracticality
Lacking real-world viability
Impracticality is the quality of being unsuited to actual conditions or real-world application.
An idea with impracticality sounds good in theory but fails when attempted: The impracticality of the plan became obvious once we started.
The word often carries a note of criticism—someone ignoring practical constraints in favor of idealism or abstraction.
Impractically perfect in conception
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- dreamerOne given to fantasies
- romanticConducive to love
wishful · naive · pie-in-the-sky · cloud-cuckoo-land · starry-eyed · head-in-clouds · ivory tower · perfectionism
Not capable of achievement
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- unviableIncapable of succeeding
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- unattainableImpossible to acquire
unrealistic · impossible · inoperable · untenable · unsuitable · inapplicable · nonfunctional · unmanageable
State of lacking meaning
- uselessnessLack of practical value
- fruitlessnessLack of productive outcome
- ineffectivenessFailure to achieve results
- purposelessnessState of lacking intention
hopelessness · unproductive · unavailing · bootless · otiose · sterile · abortive · fool's errand
Awkwardly heavy or bulky
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
- wastefulUsing resources carelessly
clumsy · overcomplicated · unoptimized · inefficient · burdensome · inconvenient · awkward · ungainly
Difficult to understand
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- byzantineDauntingly intricate and devious
labyrinthine · tangled · knotty · involved · tortuous · overwrought · cumbersome · difficult
utopian
Impractically perfect in conception
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- dreamerOne given to fantasies
romantic · wishful · naive · pie-in-the-sky · cloud-cuckoo-land · starry-eyed · head-in-clouds · ivory tower · perfectionism · fantasy
infeasible
Not capable of achievement
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- unviableIncapable of succeeding
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
unattainable · unrealistic · impossible · inoperable · untenable · unsuitable · inapplicable · nonfunctional · unmanageable · unusable
pointlessness
State of lacking meaning
- uselessnessLack of practical value
- fruitlessnessLack of productive outcome
- ineffectivenessFailure to achieve results
purposelessness · hopelessness · unproductive · unavailing · bootless · otiose · sterile · abortive · fool's errand · waste of time
cumbersome
Awkwardly heavy or bulky
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- laboriousRequiring considerable effort
- time-consumingRequiring much duration
wasteful · clumsy · overcomplicated · unoptimized · inefficient · burdensome · inconvenient · awkward · ungainly · ponderous
complicated
Difficult to understand
- convolutedExcessively complex or twisted
- intricateElaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
byzantine · labyrinthine · tangled · knotty · involved · tortuous · overwrought · cumbersome · difficult · perplexing
- impracticalitiespipe dream, pie in the sky, castle in the air, fool's errand, wild goose chase
- Unsuitabilityinappropriateness, unfitness, mismatch, impropriety, incongruity
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Quality of being useful
feasibility · workability · viability · achievability · doability
impracticalitypragmatism
Practical problem-solving philosophy
practicality · realism · common sense · wisdom · levelheadedness
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Quality of being useful
usefulness · utility · functionality · serviceability · usability