unpracticality
Lack of feasibility
Unpracticality is the quality of being impractical—unsuited to actual use or real-world conditions.
The word describes ideas, plans, or designs that fail to account for practical constraints: The unpracticality of the proposal became clear once we saw the budget.
Impracticality is the more common form.
Impractically perfect in conception
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
- starry-eyedNaively romantic or idealistic
romantic · naive · unrealistic · fanciful · chimerical · perfectionist · pie-in-the-sky · head-in-clouds
Lacking basis in reality
- unfeasibleNot capable of execution
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- impracticableImpossible to implement
- unusableUnfit for purpose
nonviable · inapplicable · unachievable · unattainable · ineffective · unsuitable · inconvenient · unmanageable
Condensed version of text
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- hypotheticalAssumed but unproven
- notionalConceptual, not concrete
academic · philosophical · ivory-tower · detached · armchair · bookish · scholarly · intellectual
Awkward to manipulate
- awkwardLacking grace or ease
- clunkyAwkward and cumbersome
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- unhandyLacking manual dexterity
burdensome · inconvenient · laborious · complicated · convoluted · overcomplicated · byzantine · elaborate
Using resources carelessly
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- counterproductiveHindering intended outcome
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
- uneconomicalNot worth the cost
labor-intensive · unsustainable · unprofitable · disadvantageous · self-defeating · redundant · excessive · extravagant
utopian
Impractically perfect in conception
- quixoticImpractically pursuing lofty goals
- visionaryImaginative planner of futures
- dreamyVague and pleasantly distracted
starry-eyed · romantic · naive · unrealistic · fanciful · chimerical · perfectionist · pie-in-the-sky · head-in-clouds · unworldly
unrealistic
Lacking basis in reality
- unfeasibleNot capable of execution
- unworkableImpossible to execute
- impracticableImpossible to implement
unusable · nonviable · inapplicable · unachievable · unattainable · ineffective · unsuitable · inconvenient · unmanageable · illogical
abstract
Condensed version of text
- conceptualOf or relating to ideas
- speculativeBased on conjecture
- hypotheticalAssumed but unproven
notional · academic · philosophical · ivory-tower · detached · armchair · bookish · scholarly · intellectual · removed
unwieldy
Awkward to manipulate
unhandy · burdensome · inconvenient · laborious · complicated · convoluted · overcomplicated · byzantine · elaborate · fiddly
wasteful
Using resources carelessly
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- counterproductiveHindering intended outcome
- suboptimalBelow the ideal standard
uneconomical · labor-intensive · unsustainable · unprofitable · disadvantageous · self-defeating · redundant · excessive · extravagant · squandering
unpracticalitypracticality
Quality of being useful
feasibility · workability · practicability · usefulness · functionality
unpracticalitypragmatism
Practical problem-solving philosophy
realism · common sense · sensibleness · levelheadedness · matter-of-factness
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