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unviablenot capable of working successfully; not feasible or practical

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not capable of working successfully; not feasible or practical

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌnˈvaɪəbəl/

Korean meaning: 실행 불가능한, 성공할 수 없는

Korean pronunciation: 언**바**이어블

Example Sentences

  • My plan to become a professional sleeper turned out to be unviable when I realized nobody pays for that.
  • The project became unviable due to lack of funding and technical difficulties.
  • His idea of selling ice to penguins was creative but ultimately unviable.

unviable

ADJECTIVE

//ʌnˈvaɪəbəl//

not capable of working successfully; not feasible or practical

unviable concept
💡 Concept

The restaurant owner realizes his unviable business plan cannot succeed

unviable rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Unviable plans become undeniable - choose the reliable!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌnˈvaɪəbəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌnˈvaɪəbəl/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootvia
Suffix--able

Origin

From the prefix 'un-' (not) combined with 'viable,' which comes from Latin 'viabilis' meaning 'passable' or 'capable of being traveled,' derived from 'via' (way, road).

🎵Rhyme

reliablepliabledeniable
reliable
pliable
deniable

🔗Collocations

financially unviable
economically unviable
commercially unviable
prove unviable
unviable business plan
render unviable
unviable option

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My plan to become a professional sleeper turned out to be unviable when I realized nobody pays for that.

The project became unviable due to lack of funding and technical difficulties.

😄 Fun example

His idea of selling ice to penguins was creative but ultimately unviable.

The company had to abandon the unviable manufacturing process.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

unfeasibleimpracticalimpossibleunworkablenon-viable

Antonyms

viablefeasiblepractical

Related

sustainabilityfeasibilitypracticalityworkable

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