| 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: | 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: | doctrinaire |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dogmatic, opinionated |
Synonyms: |
authoritarian, authoritative, biased, bigoted, bullheaded, dictative, dictatorial, dogged, fanatical, impractical, inflexible, insistent, magisterial, mulish, obstinate, one-sided, pertinacious, pigheaded, rigid, speculative, stiff-necked, stubborn, unrealistic |
Antonyms: |
amenable, flexible, manageable, obedient, submissive |
| Main Entry: | dreamy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | illusory, romantic |
Synonyms: |
abstracted, astral, calming, chimerical, daydreaming, excellent, fanciful, fantastic, gentle, idealistic, imaginary, immaterial, impractical, intangible, introspective, introvertive, lulling, marvelous, misty, musing, mythical, nightmarish, otherworldly, out of this world, pensive, phantasmagoric, phantasmagorical, preoccupied, quixotic, relaxing, shadowy, soothing, speculative, unreal, unsubstantial, utopian, vague, visionary, whimsical |
Antonyms: |
horrible, terrible, unromantic |
| Main Entry: | frivolous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | trivial, silly |
Synonyms: |
barmy, childish, dizzy*, empty-headed, facetious, featherbrained, flighty, flip, flippant, foolish, gay, giddy*, harebrained, idiotic, idle, ill-considered, impractical, juvenile, light, light-minded, minor, niggling, nonserious, not serious, paltry, peripheral, petty, playful, pointless, puerile, scatterbrained, senseless, shallow, sportive, superficial, tongue-in-cheek, unimportant, unprofound, volatile, whimsical |
Antonyms: |
grave, mature, sensible, serious, solemn, thoughtful, wise |
| Main Entry: | futile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeless, pointless |
Synonyms: |
abortive, barren, bootless, delusive, empty, exhausted, forlorn, fruitless, hollow, idle, impracticable, impractical, in vain, ineffective, ineffectual, insufficient, no dice, nugatory, on a treadmill, otiose, out the window, profitless, resultless, save one's breath, sterile, to no avail, to no effect, to no purpose, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unneeded, unproductive, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, unsuccessful, useless, vain, valueless, worthless |
Antonyms: |
fruitful, hopeful, productive, profitable |
| Main Entry: | half-baked |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stupid; not thought through |
Synonyms: |
backward, batty, birdbrained, blockheaded, boneheaded, brainless, crazy, dumb, feeble-minded, foolish, harebrained, idiotic, ignorant, ill-conceived, imbecilic, impractical, indiscreet, moronic, poorly planned, retarded, senseless, short-sighted, silly, slow, sophomoric, underdeveloped, unformed, witless |
Antonyms: |
intelligent, smart, thoughtful, wise |
| Main Entry: | idealistic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | visionary |
Synonyms: |
abstracted, chimerical, dreaming, idealized, impractical, optimistic, quixotic, radical, romantic, starry-eyed, unrealistic, utopian |
| Notes: | ideal means conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; idealistic means of or pertaining to idealists or their theories, pursuing perfection |
| Main Entry: | impossible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beyond the bounds of possibility |
Synonyms: |
absurd, beyond, contrary to reason, cureless, futile, hardly possible, hopeless, hundred-to-one, impassable, impervious, impracticable, impractical, inaccessible, inconceivable, inexecutable, infeasible, insurmountable, irrealizable, irreparable, no-go, no-way, no-win, not a prayer, out of the question, preposterous, too much, unachievable, unattainable, uncorrectable, unfeasible, unimaginable, unobtainable, unreasonable, unrecoverable, unthinkable, unworkable, useless, visionary, way out |
Antonyms: |
achievable, believable, obtainable, possible, reasonable, tenable |
| Main Entry: | insane |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mentally ill; foolish |
Synonyms: |
batty, bizarre, cracked, crazed, crazy, cuckoo, daft, demented, derailed, deranged, fatuous, frenzied, idiotic, impractical, irrational, irresponsible, loony, lunatic, mad, maniacal, mental, moonstruck, nuts, nutty, of unsound mind, off one's rocker, out of one's mind, paranoid, preposterous, psychopathic, psychotic, rabid, raging, raving, schizophrenic, screwy, senseless, touched, unhinged, unsettled, wild |
Antonyms: |
balanced, healthy, rational, reasonable, sane, sound, well |