inexcutable
Definition
Adjective: - Not capable of being carried out or performed: "inexcutable" describes a task, plan, or action that is impossible to execute or put into practice due to practical, legal, or logical constraints.
Usage Examples
- (The cuts could not be implemented successfully.)
- (The goal was impossible to achieve given the circumstances.)
- (The clause could not be legally enforced.)
Advanced Usage
"inexcutable order": a command that cannot be obeyed or carried out.
- The general issued an inexcutable order to attack without reinforcements. (The command was impossible to follow.)
"inexcutable demand": a request or requirement that cannot be fulfilled.
- The union's inexcutable demand for a 50% wage increase led to a stalemate. (The demand was unrealistic and could not be met.)
Variants and Related Words
Inexecutable (adj): a less common variant spelling of "inexcutable", meaning the same thing.
- The software update was inexecutable on older devices. (The update could not be run on those systems.)
Executable (adj): capable of being carried out or performed.
- The plan is executable with the current resources. (The plan can be done.)
Synonyms
- Impracticable: not feasible or possible in practice.
- Unachievable: impossible to accomplish.
- Unworkable: not able to function or be put into effect.
Related Idioms
A bridge too far: an objective that is too ambitious or impossible to achieve.
- Building a railway through the mountains without modern equipment was a bridge too far — an inexcutable project. (The goal was unreachable.)
Mission impossible: a task that seems impossible to complete.
- Repairing the ancient engine with no spare parts was a mission impossible, an inexcutable challenge. (The task could not be done.)