infeasible

[ in-fee-zuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not feasible; impracticable.

infeasible

/ ɪnˈfiːzəbəl /

adjective

1. See impracticable
   a less common word for impracticable

Derived Forms

• inˌfeasiˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• in·feasi·bili·ty in·feasi·ble·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of infeasible¹

First recorded in 1525–35; in- ³ + feasible

Example Sentences

They cancelled the infeasible Asteroid Redirect Mission, and declared that the lunar orbit platform needed to be a “Gateway” to actually go somewhere.

From Nautilus

But neither means engagement is either infeasible or on the skids.

From The Daily Beast

These measures are not the entire universe of policy requirements, and some may prove infeasible.

From The Daily Beast

This is not a line-for-line translation; that the author found infeasible.

From Project Gutenberg

The commander also rejects, at this point, courses of action found to be infeasible of accomplishment.

From Project Gutenberg

The (p. 161) Service Forces commander called integration infeasible "for the present and foreseeable future."

From Project Gutenberg

With good pupils it is not infeasible to read the whole of the Odyssey, since facility increases very rapidly toward the end.

From Project Gutenberg

He sought to talk discontentedly of the project, as if he found it infeasible.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• absurd
• futile
• hopeless
• impassable
• impractical
• inaccessible
• inconceivable
• insurmountable
• preposterous
• unattainable
• unimaginable
• unreasonable
• unthinkable
• unworkable
• useless