Impracticable and Practicable

Impracticable

Impracticable adjective - Not capable of being put to use or account.
Usage example: an impracticable plan for dealing with the recent intrusion of bears in the suburban neighborhood

Practicable is an antonym for impracticable in topics: unfeasible, unrealistic, feasible.

Practicable

Practicable adjective - Capable of being done or carried out.
Usage example: a solution that is not practicable in the time available to us

Impracticable is an antonym for practicable in within the realm of possibility topic.

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Practicable and Impracticable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impracticable/practicable
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