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ivory-tower
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | place of learning |
| Synonyms: | halls of ivy, hermitage, intellectual isolation, study |
| Main Entry: | impractical/impracticable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unrealistic |
| Synonyms: | abstract, absurd, chimerical, idealistic, illogical, impossible, impracticable, improbable, inapplicable, inefficacious, infeasible, inoperable, irrealizable, ivory-tower, no-go, nonfunctional, nonviable, not a prayer, otherworldly, out of the question, quixotic, romantic, speculative, starry-eyed, theoretical, unattainable, unbusinesslike, unfeasible, unreal, unserviceable, unusable, unwise, unworkable, useless, visionary, wild, won't fly |
| Antonyms: | practicable, practical, probable, realistic, reasonable, tenable, viable |
| Main Entry: | starry-eyed |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unrealistic |
| Synonyms: | dreaming, half-baked, hoping, impossible, improbable, ivory-tower, nonrealistic, not sensible, on cloud nine, optimistic, romantic, silly |
| Main Entry: | unrealistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not believable or practical |
| Synonyms: | blue sky, floating, gone*, half-baked, impossible, impracticable, impractical, improbable, ivory-tower, nonrealistic, nonsensical, not applicable, not sensible, on cloud nine, quixotic, reachy, romantic, silly, starry-eyed, theoretical, unreal, unworkable |
| Antonyms: | believable, practical, pragmatic, realistic, reasonable, sensible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | impractical |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unrealistic |
| Synonyms: | abstract, absurd, chimerical, idealistic, illogical, impossible, impracticable, improbable, inapplicable, inefficacious, infeasible, inoperable, ivory-tower, no go, nonfunctional, nonviable, otherworldly, quixotic, romantic, speculative, starry-eyed, theoretical, unattainable, unbusinesslike, unfeasible, unreal, unserviceable, unusable, unwise, unworkable, useless, visionary, wild, won't fly |
| Notes: | impractical means 'not advisable to put into practice' while impracticable means 'not capable of being put into practice'; impractical or unpractical is something that can be done but isn't worth doing while impracticable means it can't be done at all |
| Antonyms: | practical, sensible |
| Main Entry: | unnegotiable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impracticable |
| Synonyms: | abstract, absurd, chimerical, idealistic, illogical, impossible, impractical, improbable, inapplicable, inefficacious, infeasible, inoperable, irrealizable, ivory-tower, no-go, nonfunctional, nonviable, not a prayer, otherworldly, out of the question, quixotic, romantic, speculative, starry-eyed, theoretical, unattainable, unbusinesslike, unfeasible, unreal, unserviceable, unusable, unwise, unworkable, useless, visionary, wild, won't fly |
| Main Entry: | unusable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impracticable |
| Synonyms: | abstract, absurd, chimerical, idealistic, illogical, impossible, impractical, improbable, inapplicable, inefficacious, infeasible, inoperable, irrealizable, ivory-tower, no-go, nonfunctional, nonviable, not a prayer, otherworldly, out of the question, quixotic, romantic, speculative, starry-eyed, theoretical, unattainable, unbusinesslike, unfeasible, unnegotiable, unreal, unwise, unworkable, useless, visionary, wild, won't fly |
| Main Entry: | unworkable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | impracticable |
| Synonyms: | abstract, absurd, chimerical, idealistic, illogical, impossible, impractical, improbable, inapplicable, inefficacious, infeasible, inoperable, irrealizable, ivory-tower, no-go, nonfunctional, nonviable, not a prayer, otherworldly, out of the question, quixotic, romantic, speculative, starry-eyed, theoretical, unattainable, unbusinesslike, unfeasible, unnegotiable, unreal, unserviceable, unusable, useless, visionary, wild, won't fly |
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