different between unreal vs impracticable

English

Etymology

un- +? real

Pronunciation

• enPR: ?n-r?l', IPA^(key): /?n??i.?l/
• Rhymes: -i??l

Adjective

unreal (comparative more unreal, superlative most unreal)

1. fake; not real
   • 1922, Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit

     "The Boy's Uncle made me Real," he said. "That was a great many years ago; but once you are Real you can't become unreal again. It lasts for always."

2. (informal) very impressive; amazing; unbelievable; incredible; larger or more fantastic than typical of real life.

   The video includes unreal footage of an eight-metre wave.

   I just had an unreal hamburger.

Synonyms

• (not real): See also Thesaurus:fake or Thesaurus:insubstantial
• (very impressive): See also Thesaurus:awesome

Antonyms

• (not real): real; See also Thesaurus:genuine

Translations

Anagrams

• Lauren, neural, ulnare

English

Etymology

From im- +? practicable.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?p?akt?k?b(?)l/

Adjective

impracticable (comparative more impracticable, superlative most impracticable)

1. not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice

   Antonym: practicable

2. (of a passage or road) impassable
3. (obsolete, of a person or thing) unmanageable

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

impracticable (plural impracticables)

1. (obsolete) an unmanageable person

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /imp?a?ti?kable/, [?m.p?a??.t?i?ka.??le]

Adjective

impracticable (plural impracticables)

1. impracticable