100 Best Synonyms for “Impractical”

No.	Item	Definition
1.	absurd	Ridiculously unreasonable or unrealistic.
2.	arduous	Very difficult and effortful.
3.	awkward	Difficult or inconvenient to use.
4.	beyond reach	Too difficult to attain.
5.	buggy	Faulty and unreliable in operation.
6.	burdensome	Too heavy or difficult to manage.
7.	chaotic	Too disordered to work well.
8.	clumsy	Awkward and poorly designed.
9.	complicated	Too complex for easy use.
10.	convoluted	Needlessly complex and hard to use.
11.	costly	Too expensive to be sensible.
12.	cumbersome	Large, awkward, and hard to use.
13.	defective	Faulty and not properly useful.
14.	demanding	Requiring excessive effort or resources.
15.	disorganized	Not arranged in a workable way.
16.	erratic	Too irregular to be dependable.
17.	extravagant	Using more resources than justified.
18.	faulty	Not working or designed correctly.
19.	finicky	Difficult to make work reliably.
20.	flawed	Containing faults that limit usefulness.
21.	flimsy	Weak and poorly made.
22.	foolish	Lacking good practical judgment.
23.	fragile	Easily broken or disrupted.
24.	fruitless	Producing no useful result.
25.	functionless	Having no useful function.
26.	fussy	Overly detailed and inconvenient.
27.	futile	Unable to produce useful results.
28.	glitchy	Prone to technical faults.
29.	half-baked	Poorly planned and not workable.
30.	haphazard	Lacking proper order or planning.
31.	harebrained	Reckless, foolish, and unrealistic.
32.	hazardous	Dangerous to use or attempt.
33.	high-maintenance	Requiring too much care or effort.
34.	ill-advised	Unwise and likely to fail.
35.	ill-conceived	Badly planned from the start.
36.	ill-suited	Not well matched to the purpose.
37.	illogical	Not following sound reasoning.
38.	impossible	Not able to be done.
39.	inadvisable	Not wise or sensible to do.
40.	inapplicable	Not relevant or usable here.
41.	inappropriate	Not suitable for the situation.
42.	inconvenient	Causing trouble or difficulty.
43.	indefensible	Not reasonably supportable or workable.
44.	ineffective	Not producing the intended effect.
45.	inefficient	Wasting time, effort, or resources.
46.	infeasible	Not possible to do successfully.
47.	irrational	Not based on reason.
48.	jury-rigged	Improvised and not properly reliable.
49.	laborious	Requiring too much effort.
50.	ludicrous	So unreasonable as to be laughable.
51.	makeshift	Temporary and not fully suitable.
52.	malfunctioning	Not working correctly.
53.	misguided	Based on poor judgment.
54.	myopic	Lacking long-term practical vision.
55.	nonfunctional	Not able to function.
56.	nonsensical	Absurd and lacking practical sense.
57.	nonviable	Not capable of succeeding.
58.	out of reach	Not realistically achievable.
59.	overcomplicated	Too complex to be useful.
60.	overengineered	Excessively complex for the purpose.
61.	patched-up	Repaired poorly for temporary use.
62.	pie-in-the-sky	Unrealistically hopeful or idealistic.
63.	pointless	Having no useful purpose.
64.	preposterous	Completely unreasonable or absurd.
65.	problematic	Full of practical difficulties.
66.	profitless	Producing no benefit or gain.
67.	prohibitive	Too costly or difficult to attempt.
68.	ramshackle	Poorly built and unreliable.
69.	resource-intensive	Requiring too many resources.
70.	rickety	Weak, unstable, and unreliable.
71.	ridiculous	Too unreasonable to be taken seriously.
72.	risky	Involving too much practical danger.
73.	shaky	Unstable or not dependable.
74.	shortsighted	Ignoring future practical consequences.
75.	silly	Lacking sense or practicality.
76.	tedious	Too long and tiresome.
77.	temperamental	Unreliable and easily affected.
78.	time-consuming	Taking too much time.
79.	troublesome	Causing practical difficulty or annoyance.
80.	unadapted	Not adjusted for practical use.
81.	unfeasible	Not realistically possible to carry out.
82.	unfit	Not suitable or capable enough.
83.	unmanageable	Too difficult to control or handle.
84.	unproductive	Not producing useful results.
85.	unrealistic	Not sensible or achievable in practice.
86.	unreasonable	Not fair, sensible, or realistic.
87.	unserviceable	Not usable or in working condition.
88.	unsound	Not well based or reliable.
89.	unsuitable	Not right for the purpose.
90.	untenable	Impossible to defend or maintain.
91.	unusable	Not fit to be used.
92.	unviable	Unable to succeed or continue.
93.	unwieldy	Difficult to handle or manage.
94.	unwise	Showing poor practical judgment.
95.	unworkable	Unable to be made to work.
96.	useless	Serving no practical purpose.
97.	valueless	Having no real use or worth.
98.	wasteful	Using resources without sufficient benefit.
99.	worthless	Having no practical value.
100.	wrongheaded	Stubbornly based on mistaken thinking.