nonviable
Doomed to fail
Nonviable means incapable of surviving, developing, or succeeding.
A nonviable fetus cannot survive outside the womb.
A nonviable business plan has no realistic chance of working.
The term appears frequently in medical and business contexts where something lacks the essential conditions for success: The startup's model proved nonviable in the current market.
Not suited for use
- unfeasibleNot capable of execution
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- unrealisticLacking basis in reality
- untenableImpossible to maintain
impossible · unattainable · unachievable · undoable · inoperable · unimplementable · hopeless · futile
Unable to produce offspring
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- barrenUnable to produce
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
necrotic · inert · nonfunctional · dormant · lifeless
Cannot be maintained indefinitely
- unprofitableProducing no financial gain
- insolventUnable to pay debts
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
- failingFlaw in one's nature
loss-making · uneconomical · unfundable · unmarketable · break-even · underwater · red ink · unscalable
Pregnancy lost naturally
- stillbirthLate-term pregnancy loss
- fetalOf the unborn
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
- gestationalOf the pregnancy period
intrauterine · ectopic · chromosomal · implantation · trimester · ultrasound · D&C · fetal demise
impractical
Not suited for use
- unfeasibleNot capable of execution
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- unrealisticLacking basis in reality
untenable · impossible · unattainable · unachievable · undoable · inoperable · unimplementable · hopeless · futile · impracticable
infertile
Unable to produce offspring
- sterileFree from microorganisms
- barrenUnable to produce
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
impotent · necrotic · inert · nonfunctional · dormant · lifeless
unsustainable
Cannot be maintained indefinitely
- unprofitableProducing no financial gain
- insolventUnable to pay debts
- bankruptUnable to repay debts
failing · loss-making · uneconomical · unfundable · unmarketable · break-even · underwater · red ink · unscalable
miscarriage
Pregnancy lost naturally
- stillbirthLate-term pregnancy loss
- fetalOf the unborn
- embryonicAt earliest developmental stage
gestational · intrauterine · ectopic · chromosomal · implantation · trimester · ultrasound · D&C · fetal demise · pregnancy loss