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Not sensible or workable

Not adapted for use or action

(of a person) Not skilled or interested in doing practical work

Unable to be achieved or realized

Not based on sound reasoning or judgment

Seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations

Of theoretical interest only

Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result

Impractical and foolishly idealistic

Awkward because of size or shape

Dreamy and unaware of one's surroundings, for example because one is in love

Muddleheaded or confusing

Of little value or importance

Lacking depth or substance, especially intellectually

Lacking knowledge or understanding

Not practical, suitable, or advisable

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Adjective

Not sensible or workable

ill-thought-out

out of the question

not worth considering

impossible to carry out

like herding cats

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“In addition, you could fit 200 mm glass fibre insulation between the joists beneath the bedroom floorboards, though this can prove impractical since it involves lifting up the flooring in the bedroom.”

Adjective

Not adapted for use or action

counterproductive

good-for-nothing

disadvantageous

without rhyme or reason

no good to gundy

save one's breath

not worth the candle

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“He said their proposals were too widely drawn, impractical and unworkable.”

Adjective

(of a person) Not skilled or interested in doing practical work

head-in-the-clouds

out of touch with reality

castle-building

over-optimistic

with your head in the clouds

head in the clouds

in a world of your own

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“The West Wing is complete fiction, a never-could-happen-in-real-life ride through idealized politics and equally impractical individuals.”

Adjective

Unable to be achieved or realized

hardly possible

contrary to reason

out of the question

not to be thought of

not worth considering

like herding cats

beyond the bounds of possibility

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Adjective

Not based on sound reasoning or judgment

ill-thought-out

feather-brained

nutty as a fruitcake

mad as a hatter

of unsound mind

stark raving mad

non compos mentis

sick in the head

extremely foolish

stupidly irresponsible

off your rocker

out of one's mind

around the bend

crazy as a loon

not thought through

not fully developed

lacking foresight

disadvantageous

not right upstairs

as daft as a brush

not quite right in the head

stark staring mad

not the full shilling

mad as a March hare

round the twist

have kangaroos in the top paddock

away with the fairies

have a screw loose

have bats in the belfry

foaming at the mouth

not right in the head

out of one's head

mentally unbalanced

badly thought-out

poorly thought-out

off your trolley

with a screw loose

off one's gourd

psychopathological

daft as a brush

not of sound mind

severely mentally ill

inconsequential

touched in the head

dead from the neck up

not in your right mind

manic-depressive

in another world

a few cards shy of a full deck

having bats in the belfry

deprived of one's wits

one card shy of a full deck

a few sandwiches short of a picnic

mentally deranged

having a screw loose

having kangaroos in the top paddock

incomprehensible

mentally incompetent

worthy of scorn

soft in the head

as mad as a hatter

out of the question

taking the cake

out of one's tree

out of one's gourd

off the deep end

not tightly wrapped

as mad as a March hare

one sandwich short of a picnic

as thick as two short planks

wet behind the ears

out in left field

counterintuitive

without foundation

devoid of intelligence

self-contradictory

not making sense

beyond the bounds of possibility

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Adjective

Seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstances without regard to practical considerations

self-opinionated

holding fixed views

unchallengeable

of preconceived ideas

standing one's ground

sticking to one's guns

hold your ground

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Adjective

Of theoretical interest only

in the abstract

unsubstantiated

nonrepresentational

based on guesswork

extraterrestrial

all in the mind

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Adjective

Fond of reading or studying, especially said of someone lacking social skills as a result

intellectualist

intellectualistic

hyperintelligent

with great knowledge

intellectually aware

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Adjective

Impractical and foolishly idealistic

without substance

Adjective

Not helpful

Adjective

Awkward because of size or shape

Adjective

Dreamy and unaware of one's surroundings, for example because one is in love

Adjective

Muddleheaded or confusing

Adjective

Of little value or importance

inconsequential

nickel-and-dime

of no consequence

of little account

of little importance

of no importance

not worth mentioning

of little consequence

not worth bothering about

twopenny-halfpenny

not worth speaking of

neither here nor there

of no great concern

of minor importance

beside the point

no great shakes

of little import

of no significance

hardly worth mentioning

of less importance

without rhyme or reason

indistinguishable

too little too late

undistinguishable

undistinguished

dissatisfactory

in short supply

few and far between

run-of-the-mill

thin on the ground

hard to come by

nothing to write home about

middle-of-the-road

unconsequential

counterproductive

barely sufficient

hard to make out

impossible to detect

smallest amount of

less than ideal

not good enough

less-than-stellar

matter of indifference

a matter of indifference

makes no difference

not to the point

fair to middling

fair-to-middling

extremely small

barely perceptible

invisible to the naked eye

in the minority

out of the ordinary

able to be sacrificed

common or garden

nothing special

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Adjective

Lacking depth or substance, especially intellectually

Adjective

Lacking knowledge or understanding

slow on the uptake

unknowledgeable

easily deceived

in the dark about

easily taken in

unsophisticated

unfamiliar with

unconversant with

uninformed about

inexperienced in

unenlightened about

wet behind the ears

as green as grass

not in the loop

unaccustomed to

taking no notice

unresponsive to

without knowledge of

unacquainted with

uninitiated about

without knowledge

inexperienced of

out of the loop of

not knowing the first thing about

not having the faintest about

straightforward

wet behind ears

lacking experience

like a babe in the woods

not dry behind ears

easily taken advantage of

just starting out

readily taken advantage of

nonprofessional

bread-and-butter

readily swallowing whole

readily taken in

readily falling for

unselfconscious

easily influenced

easily exploited

easily controlled

out of the loop

unable to read and write

uncomprehending

swallowing whole

kidding oneself

taking the bait

a brick short of a load

dead from the neck up

as thick as two short planks

thick as two short planks

not the full shilling

two sandwiches short of a picnic

falling hook line and sinker

honest-to-goodness

lay it on the line

not afraid to call a spade a spade

straight from the shoulder

able to be influenced

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Adjective

Not practical, suitable, or advisable

lacking in propriety

disproportionate

not up to scratch

inappropriate to

not good enough for

not designed for

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