unrunnable

Impossible to execute

Unrunnable describes something that cannot be run.

Software is unrunnable if it won't execute—due to missing dependencies, incompatible systems, or corrupted code: The program was unrunnable on older machines.

A race or route may be unrunnable if conditions make it impassable.

In politics, an unrunnable candidate has no realistic path to victory.

software

buggy

Horse-drawn cart

error · unexecutable · glitch · malfunction · freeze · hang · uncompilable · unsupported · outdated · obsolete

machinery

inoperative

Not able to function

nonfunctional · kaput · dysfunctional · unusable · dead · offline · busted · damaged · unserviceable · stalled

physical

impassable

Impossible to traverse

hazardous · flooded · overgrown · washed-out · eroded · treacherous · unsafe · unmaintained · closed · barricaded

race

marathon

Long-distance footrace

cross-country · triathlon · relay · obstacle · track · endurance · course · terrain · injury · DNF

Opposites
executability

unrunnablerunnable

Capable of being executed

executable · launchable · operable · functional · working

Family

run, runs, running, runner, runners, runnable, rerun, reruns, overrun

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