Impracticability

Pro Tip 1/3

Complexity Criterion

Use 'impracticability' when a task is too complex to complete, not just inconvenient or unpreferred.

Despite the team's expertise, the impracticability of the algorithm's design halted progress.

Pro Tip 2/3

Last Resort Term

'Impracticability' is often used as a last resort, after all alternatives have been considered and discarded.

The committee declared the impracticability of the initiative only after extensive deliberation.

Pro Tip 3/3

Not Context-Free

The word assumes understanding of the specific context in which a task or plan is unworkable.

The impracticability of constructing a bridge here is due to the river's strong currents.