impractical
/im'præktikəl/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Not practical or realizable; speculative: Refers to ideas, plans, or theories that are not sensible, realistic, or capable of being achieved or put into practice.
- Not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters: Describes a person, solution, or approach that is not focused on or suited to effective action, common sense, or real-world application.
Usage Examples
- Describing an idea or plan:
- His plan to build a house from recycled plastic bottles was completely impractical.
- The committee rejected the proposal as financially impractical.
- Describing a person:
- She's a dreamer, brilliant but often impractical about daily chores.
- He is too impractical to manage a budget effectively.
Advanced Usage
- "Impractical idealism": A commitment to ideals without regard for practical constraints.
- His impractical idealism made it difficult to reach a compromise.
- "Beautifully impractical": Used to describe something aesthetically pleasing but not functional.
- The vintage car was beautifully impractical for city driving.
Variants and Related Words
- Impracticability (noun): The quality or state of being impractical.
- The impracticability of the scheme was obvious to everyone.
- Impractically (adverb): In an impractical manner.
- The room was decorated impractically, with more art than furniture.
Synonyms
- Unrealistic: Not showing awareness of facts or practicality.
- Utopian: Aiming for a perfect but likely unattainable state.
- Theoretical: Concerned with ideas rather than practical application.
- Unworkable: Not able to function or be carried out successfully.
Antonyms
- Practical: Sensible and realistic in approach.
- Feasible: Possible and practical to do easily.
- Realistic: Having a sensible and practical idea of what can be achieved.
- Pragmatic: Dealing with things sensibly and realistically.
Related Phrases and Idioms
- "Long on theory, short on practice": Having many ideas but little practical application; similar to being impractical.
- The new manager is long on theory, short on practice, so the team is struggling.
- "A castle in the air": A daydream, a hope, or a plan that is unlikely to be realized; an impractical fantasy.
- Without funding, their business plan is just a castle in the air.
Adjective
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not practical or realizable; speculative
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airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
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visionary schemes for getting rich
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not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters
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refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense
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he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work
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an impractical solution
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