nonviable

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UK/nɒnˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/US/nɑnˈvaɪ.ə.bəl/

adjective

Not viable: not capable of independent life; not practicable.

Similar
unviableinviabledead
OriginEnglish viable ← Middle English non- ← Old English nān- →
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Meanings

adjectivenonviable (not comparable)

alternative non-viable

  1. not comparableNot viable: not capable of independent life; not practicable.

    Synonyms: unviable, inviable

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot viable: not capable of independent life; not practicable.

Similar
unviableinviable

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot capable of living or developing successfully

Similar
dead
Also see
inviableunviable

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Germanic*ne
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  5. Proto-Germanic*ainaz
  6. Proto-Germanic*nainaz
  7. Proto-West Germanic*nain
  8. Old Englishnān
  9. Middle Englishnon
  10. Old Englishnān
  11. Old Englishnān-
  12. Middle Englishnon-
  13. Englishnon-
  14. Englishviable
  15. Englishnonviable

From non- + viable.

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Translations

Czech neživotaschopný
  • neživotaschopnýnot viable: not capable of independent life
Spanish no viable
  • no viablenot viable: not capable of independent life

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with nonviable

reliableliableviableunreliableundeniablepliablefriablebuyableflyabledeniablepanifiableunflyable
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Cite this entry
APA

nonviable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonviable

MLA

“nonviable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonviable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonviable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonviable.

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