Definition

1. Noun:
   • The quality or state of being impossible to carry out or achieve: "Infeasibility" refers to the condition of something not being practical, workable, or capable of being done.

Usage

• "Infeasibility" is a formal noun used to describe the inherent impossibility or impracticality of a plan, project, idea, or task. It is often used in technical, business, academic, or analytical contexts to conclude that a proposed course of action cannot be executed.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The report highlighted the infeasibility of constructing a bridge at that location due to geological instability.
  • After reviewing the budget, the team acknowledged the financial infeasibility of the proposed expansion this year.

Advanced Usage

• "to demonstrate/prove the infeasibility of": to show through evidence or analysis that something cannot be done.
  • The study aimed to prove the infeasibility of achieving 100% renewable energy with current technology.
• "technical/economic/practical infeasibility": specifies the domain (e.g., engineering, finance, logistics) in which something is not possible.
  • The project was abandoned due to its economic infeasibility.

Variants and Related Words

• Infeasible (adj): not possible to do easily or conveniently; impractical.
  • The plan was deemed infeasible within the given timeframe.
• Feasibility (n): the state or degree of being easily or conveniently done; practicality. (This is the direct antonym).
  • A feasibility study is conducted first.

Synonyms

• Impossibility: The condition of being impossible.
• Impracticability: The quality of being unworkable in practice.
• Unworkability: The state of not being able to function or be carried out successfully.

Antonyms

• Feasibility: The quality of being possible and practical to do easily or conveniently.
• Practicability: The quality of being able to be done or put into practice successfully.
• Viability: The ability to work successfully; feasibility.

Noun

1. the quality of not being doable