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Synonyms

impractical

American  
[im-prak-ti-kuhl] / ɪmˈpræk tɪ kəl /

adjective

  1. not practical or useful.

  2. not capable of dealing with practical matters; lacking sense.

  3. idealistic.

  4. impracticable.

impractical British  
/ ɪmˈpræktɪkəl /

adjective

  1. not practical or workable

    an impractical solution

  2. not given to practical matters or gifted with practical skills

    he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work
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Other Word Forms

  • impracticality noun
  • impractically adverb
  • impracticalness noun

Etymology

Origin of impractical

First recorded in 1860–65; im- 2 + practical

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