as in impossible
incapable of being solved or accomplished
a combat mission of that type is not only undoable, it's foolish
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Recent Examples of undoable
Some, viewing a short leave as undoable, drop out of the workforce altogether.
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Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
American leaders’ personal experiences of winning the war gave them the confidence to think the unthinkable and to do what previous generations had dismissed as undoable by constructing an international order that could bring peace.
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Graham Allison,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Nov. 2025
Any new support or system should be as unobtrusive and undoable as possible.
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Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Nov. 2025
Wandering around the Starfactory, however, this ambition no longer seems undoable.
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Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
Watch out for ‘undoable’ retirement account missteps Federal workers who find themselves unexpectedly out of work may be tempted to take money from their retirement plans.
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Annie Nova,lorie Konish,greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
Furthermore, the committee’s appointees, Musk especially, are known for doing the undoable.
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Steve Booren,
The Denver Post,
19 Jan. 2025
Michael Cuglietta,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 May 2026
American leaders’ personal experiences of winning the war gave them the confidence to think the unthinkable and to do what previous generations had dismissed as undoable by constructing an international order that could bring peace.
—
Graham Allison,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Nov. 2025
Any new support or system should be as unobtrusive and undoable as possible.
—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Nov. 2025
Wandering around the Starfactory, however, this ambition no longer seems undoable.
—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
21 Aug. 2025
Watch out for ‘undoable’ retirement account missteps Federal workers who find themselves unexpectedly out of work may be tempted to take money from their retirement plans.
—
Annie Nova,lorie Konish,greg Iacurci,ana Teresa Solá,
CNBC,
21 Feb. 2025
Furthermore, the committee’s appointees, Musk especially, are known for doing the undoable.
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Steve Booren,
The Denver Post,
19 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undoable
impossible
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The ombudsmen point to impossible care burdens that cause burnout, irregular schedules, lack of training and the difficulty of taking care of seniors who, in previous decades, would have qualified for hospital care.
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Shrouded completely in a thick, poisonous cloud cover, its surface is obviously impossible to observe.
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“Undoable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undoable. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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