| Meaning | not practical; not workable or not given to practical matters. |
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| Examples | - "refloating the ship proved impractical because of the expense"
- "he is intelligent but too impractical for commercial work"
- "an impractical solution"
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| Attribute of | practicality | concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities |
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| Narrower | crazy, half-baked, screwball, softheaded | foolish |
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| meshugge, meshugga, meshuga, meshuggeneh, meshuggener | senseless |
| quixotic, romantic, wild-eyed | not sensible about practical matters |
| unfunctional | not related to or suitable for everyday needs or activities |
| unwieldy | Difficult to work or manipulate |
| See also | impossible | not capable of occurring or being accomplished / accomplished or dealt with |
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| unrealistic | not realistic |
| Opposite | practical | concerned with actual use or practice |
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