Impracticable and Usable

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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

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Usable is an antonym for impracticable.

Usable adjective - Capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose.

Usage example: although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job

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Impracticable is an antonym for usable.

Nearby Words: usability, usably

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Usable and Impracticable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/impracticable/usable

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