Impractical — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters

not practical or realizable; speculative

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpɹˈæktɪkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpɹˈaktɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpɹˈaktɪkəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ɪmpɹˈæktɪkəl/.

Examples

refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense
he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work
an impractical solution

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

visionary Laputan airy windy

Antonyms

practical

Parts of Speech

adjective	not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters “refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense”
adjective	not practical or realizable; speculative “airy theories about socioeconomic improvement”

Word Forms

impracticality	noun	concerned with theoretical possibilities rather than actual use
visionary	noun	a person given to fanciful speculations and enthusiasms with little regard for what is actually possible
vision	noun	a vivid mental image
Laputa	noun	a land imagined by Jonathan Swift where impractical projects were pursued and practical projects neglected

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unpraktisch

nicht praktisch; nicht praktikabel oder nicht auf praktische Angelegenheiten ausgerichtet

🇫🇷French

pas pratique

pas pratique ; pas réalisable ou pas porté sur les questions pratiques

🇪🇸Spanish

poco práctico

no práctico; no viable o no dado a cuestiones prácticas

🇮🇹Italian

poco pratico

non pratico; non realizzabile o non dedito alle questioni pratiche

🇳🇱Dutch

onpraktisch

niet praktisch; niet werkbaar of niet gericht op praktische zaken

🇵🇹Portuguese

impraticável

não é prático; não viável ou não dado a questões práticas

🇷🇺Russian

непрактичный

не практично; неработоспособен или не занят практическими делами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अव्यावहारिक

व्यावहारिक नहीं; व्यावहारिक नहीं है या व्यावहारिक मामलों पर ध्यान नहीं दिया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

অব্যবহারিক

ব্যবহারিক নয়; কার্যকরী নয় বা ব্যবহারিক বিষয়ে দেওয়া হয় না

🇮🇳Tamil

நடைமுறைக்கு மாறானது

நடைமுறையில் இல்லை; வேலை செய்ய முடியாதது அல்லது நடைமுறை விஷயங்களுக்கு கொடுக்கப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆచరణ సాధ్యం కానిది

ఆచరణాత్మకమైనది కాదు; పని చేయదగినది కాదు లేదా ఆచరణాత్మక విషయాలకు ఇవ్వబడలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अव्यवहार्य

व्यावहारिक नाही; कार्यक्षम नाही किंवा व्यावहारिक बाबींना दिलेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવ્યવહારુ

વ્યવહારુ નથી; કાર્યક્ષમ નથી અથવા વ્યવહારિક બાબતોને આપવામાં આવતી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ

ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕವಲ್ಲ; ಕಾರ್ಯಸಾಧ್ಯವಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ಪ್ರಾಯೋಗಿಕ ವಿಷಯಗಳಿಗೆ ನೀಡಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അപ്രായോഗികം

പ്രായോഗികമല്ല; പ്രവർത്തനക്ഷമമല്ല അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രായോഗിക കാര്യങ്ങൾക്ക് നൽകിയിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਵਿਵਹਾਰਕ

ਅਮਲੀ ਨਹੀਂ; ਕੰਮ ਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਹਾਰਕ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل عمل

عملی نہیں؛ قابل عمل یا عملی معاملات کو نہیں دیا گیا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不切实际的

不实用；不可行或不考虑实际问题

🇯🇵Japanese

非現実的

実用的ではありません。仕事ができない、または実務的な問題に取り組んでいない

🇰🇷Korean

비실용적

실용적이지 않음; 실행할 수 없거나 실질적인 문제에 전념하지 않음

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thực tế

không thực tế; không khả thi hoặc không được đưa ra cho các vấn đề thực tế

🇹🇭Thai

ทำไม่ได้

ไม่สามารถใช้งานได้จริง; ใช้การไม่ได้หรือไม่ยกให้เป็นการปฏิบัติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak praktis

tidak praktis; tidak bisa diterapkan atau tidak diberikan pada hal-hal praktis

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi praktikal

hindi praktikal; hindi magagawa o hindi ibinigay sa mga praktikal na bagay

🇲🇾Malay

tidak praktikal

tidak praktikal; tidak boleh dilaksanakan atau tidak diberikan kepada perkara praktikal

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير عملي

غير عملي؛ غير قابلة للتطبيق أو لا تعطى للأمور العملية

🇮🇷Persian

غیر عملی

عملی نیست؛ قابل اجرا نیست یا به مسائل عملی داده نمی شود

🇹🇷Turkish

pratik değil

pratik değil; uygulanabilir değil veya pratik konulara verilmiyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא מַעֲשִׂי

לא מעשי; לא ניתן לעבודה או לא נתון לעניינים מעשיים

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