unviable

adjective

un·vi·a·ble ˌən-ˈvī-ə-bəl

Synonyms of unviable

: incapable of growth or development : not viable

unviable seeds

an unviable business/investment

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The club argued that this would have made the project commercially unviable and affect cash flow. — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 30 June 2026 Last week, a lawmaker triggered a firestorm with her legally unviable attempt to suspend Petro until after the election. — Ines Capdevila, CNN Money, 21 June 2026 And that model is proving increasingly unviable. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 6 May 2026 Under local law, most new apartment buildings are required to set aside a percentage of affordable units — but the city granted a waiver for this project, arguing that requiring affordable units or fees would have made the project financially unviable. — Ryan MacAsero, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unviable

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1931, in the meaning defined above

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