Impractical vs. Impracticable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Impractical and Impracticable
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Impractical
Unwise to implement or maintain in practice
Refloating the sunken ship proved impractical because of the great expense.
Impracticable
Impossible to do or carry out
Refloating the sunken ship intact proved impracticable because of its fragility.
Impractical
Incapable of dealing efficiently with practical matters, especially finances.
Impracticable
Unfit for passage
Roads impracticable in winter.
Impractical
Not a part of experience, fact, or practice; theoretical.
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Impracticable
(Archaic) Unmanageable; intractable.
Impractical
Impracticable. See Usage Note at impracticable.
Impracticable
Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice
Impractical
Not practical; impracticable
Impracticable
Impassable
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Impractical
Not practical.
Impracticable
Unmanageable
Impractical
Not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters;
Refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense
He is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work
Impracticable
(obsolete) an unmanageable person
Impractical
Not practical or realizable; speculative;
Airy theories about socioeconomic improvement
Visionary schemes for getting rich
Impracticable
Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or accomplished by the means employed, or at command; impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.
Impracticable
Not to be overcome, persuaded, or controlled by any reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable of being easily dealt with; - used in a general sense, as applied to a person or thing that is difficult to control or get along with.
This though, impracticable heartIs governed by a dainty-fingered girl.
Patriotic but loyal men went away disgusted afresh with the impracticable arrogance of a sovereign.
Impracticable
Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an impracticable road; an impracticable method.
Impracticable
Not capable of being carried out or put into practice;
Refloating the sunken ship proved impracticable because of its fragility
A suggested reform that was unfeasible in the prevailing circumstances