Expensive
Expensive adjective - Commanding a large price.
Impractical and expensive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Impractical" instead an adjective "Expensive".
Impractical
Impractical adjective - Not capable of being put to use or account.
Expensive and impractical are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Expensive" instead an adjective "Impractical".
Nearby Words: impracticable, impracticability
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- ReGenesis: Set in the present, showcases bleeding edge biotechnology for its science fiction aspects (most of the technology featured are real or in the "theoretical possible but impractical/expensive/unethical stage of development)".
Source: Mohs / Speculative Science -
During the early and mid-1800s, Lederhosen were almost exclusively worn by hunters, being too expensive and impractical for everyday wear; Bavarian peasants wore cloth trousers to work, which rather resembled the ones tailored by a Bavarian emigrant to America, Levi Strauss.
- One reason for this is that when a technology is first invented, it is often not immediately released to the public, either because it is too expensive and impractical, or because the inventors had no idea that it could be such a mainstream success.
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