incompletable
Cannot be done
Incompletable describes something that cannot be finished or brought to completion.
The word applies to tasks, projects, or processes that by their nature resist conclusion—whether because they're infinite, perpetually expanding, or structured without an endpoint: The documentation of all human knowledge is an incompletable task.
Sometimes used for things that simply won't get done: His incompletable novel sat in a drawer for decades.
Incapable of completion
- interminableWithout apparent conclusion
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- SisypheanEndlessly, pointlessly laborious
insurmountable · unachievable · unattainable · open-ended · ongoing · unresolvable · never-ending · boundless
Obstruction preventing passage
- limitationBound on extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- hindranceBarrier to progress
bottleneck · blockade · impasse · deadlock · standstill · restriction · ceiling · insurmountable
Not yet complete
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
- partialFavoring one side
- draftPreliminary version of text
- provisionalConditional and possibly temporary
interim · work-in-progress · abandoned · suspended · halted · stalled · pending · undone
Intense weary annoyance
- futilityLack of purpose
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- hopelessnessState without hope
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
despair · discouragement · dismay · defeat · overwhelmed · demoralized · disheartened · vexation
unfinishable
Incapable of completion
- interminableWithout apparent conclusion
- endlessWithout termination or boundary
- perpetualLasting without interruption
Sisyphean · insurmountable · unachievable · unattainable · open-ended · ongoing · unresolvable · never-ending · boundless · infinite
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- limitationBound on extent
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
hindrance · bottleneck · blockade · impasse · deadlock · standstill · restriction · ceiling · insurmountable · impassable
unfinished
Not yet complete
- fragmentaryConsisting of incomplete parts
- partialFavoring one side
- draftPreliminary version of text
provisional · interim · work-in-progress · abandoned · suspended · halted · stalled · pending · undone · unresolved
exasperation
Intense weary annoyance
- futilityLack of purpose
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- hopelessnessState without hope
helplessness · despair · discouragement · dismay · defeat · overwhelmed · demoralized · disheartened · vexation · aggravation
incompletablecompletable
Capable of being finished
finishable · achievable · accomplishable · finite · doable
complete, completed, incomplete, accomplish, completion, completing, completeness, completes, incompletely