Employed and Impractical

Employed

Employed adjective - Involved in often constant activity.

Impractical is an antonym for employed.

Impractical

Impractical adjective - Not capable of being put to use or account.
Usage example: the flimsy little toy shovel was cute, but completely impractical for digging up tree stumps

Employed is an antonym for impractical.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Lone Survivor The player hopes this is simply a case of Awesome, but Impractical being employed, as shotguns are very noisy and could potentially attract all manner of monstrosities towards you.
  • Webcomic / Sluggy Freelance Extremely advanced stuff inconsistently appears in everyday life, but for the most part, the Awesome, but Impractical toys of Mad Scientists are only ever employed by shadowy corporations for their sinister schemes.
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