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Impractical

Not practical; impracticable

📖 Definitions of "Impractical"

adjective

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Not practical; impracticable

🔄 Synonyms of "Impractical"

11 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
airynoun	Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
visionarynoun	Having vision or foresight.
crazynoun	Very excited or enthusiastic.
half-baked	(figurative, informal, frequently derisive) Incomplete; (of an idea or scheme) not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; (of a person) foolish or having no common sense.
screwballnoun	(US) One who behaves in a crazy manner.
wild-eyed	Having a glaring expression suggesting madness or terror.
softheaded	(informal, mildly derogatory) Lacking sound judgment or resolve; stupid; weak-minded.
unfunctional	Not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.
quixoticnoun	Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.
romanticnoun	Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.
utopiannoun	Ideal but often impractical; visionary.

↔️ Antonyms of "Impractical"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
practicalnoun	Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Impractical"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
unfunctional	Not functional; ornamental, or serving some other purpose than a practical one.
half-baked	(figurative, informal, frequently derisive) Incomplete; (of an idea or scheme) not fully planned or carefully considered, ill-conceived, unsound or badly thought-out; (of a person) foolish or having no common sense.
softheaded	(informal, mildly derogatory) Lacking sound judgment or resolve; stupid; weak-minded.
crazy	Very excited or enthusiastic.
wild-eyed	Having a glaring expression suggesting madness or terror.
visionary	Having vision or foresight.
romantic	Pertaining to an idealised form of love (originally, as might be felt by the heroes of a romance); conducive to romance; loving, affectionate.
utopian	Ideal but often impractical; visionary.
quixotic	Resembling or characteristic of the Spanish chivalric hero Don Quixote; possessed with or resulting from the desire to do noble and romantic deeds, without thought of realism and practicality.
airy	Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy.
armchair	(figuratively) Remote from actual involvement, including a person retired from previously active involvement.
screwball	(originally US) Crazy, offbeat, bizarre, zany, or weird.
untenable	Not able to be held or sustained, such as of an opinion or position.
unfeasible	Infeasible: not feasible.
impracticable	Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice.
unworkable	Not workable.
inapplicable	Not applicable; that does not apply or cannot be applied; unsuitable or irrelevant.
unviable	Not viable: not capable of independent life; not practicable.
inoperable	Incapable of operation or function; inoperative.
unachievable	That cannot be achieved (or only with great difficulty).