non-viable
adjective
(alsononviable)uk/ˌnɒnˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/us/ˌnɑːnˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/notabletoworkasintendedor notabletosucceed:
It's aninterestingproposalbut it'ssimplyeconomicallynon-viable.
Theyfiercelycontestedtheassertionthatindependencewas a non-viableoption.
not producing a desired result
- unsuccessfulOur attempts to change the law were unsuccessful.
- failedThe company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product.
- badSales have been really bad this quarter.
- fruitlessAll our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway.
- unfruitfulThe negotiations were unfruitful.
biologyspecialized
notabletocontinuetoexistas ordevelopinto alivingthing:
Non-viableembryoscan be used forresearchpurposesunderstrictconditions.
Seeds below acertainweightareconsiderednon-viable.
- Thelandwasdeemednonviable for anykindofagriculturebecause of thepollution.
- Thepublisherhad to put thebookout ofprintassaleshadfallento non-viablelevels.
- Amiscarriagegenerallyoccurswhen thefoetusis nonviable.
Useless and futile
- a mug's gameidiom
- adrift
- aimless
- aimlessly
- aimlessness
- airy-fairy
- frivolous
- frivolousness
- fruitless
- fruitlessly
- fruitlessness
- moon around
- motiveless
- negate
- negation
- unfruitful
- unrealistic
- unrealistically
- untilyou areblue in the faceidiom
- unviability
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