unviable

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adjective

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

Similar
nonviableinviable
OriginEnglish viable ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunviable (comparative more unviable, superlative most unviable)

comparative more unviable · superlative most unviable

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

    Synonyms: nonviable, inviable

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
nonviableinviable
Also see
inviablenonviable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishviable
  9. Englishunviable

From un- + viable.

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APA

unviable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unviable

MLA

“unviable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unviable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unviable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unviable.

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