View synonyms for uneconomical

uneconomical

/ ˌʌnɛkə-; ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪkəl /

adjective

The coal industry says carbon-capture technology is unproven and would make building new plants uneconomical.

The first steam engine invented by Hero was a rotary engine, but it was of course, most uneconomical of steam.

It sometimes happens that good practice dictates the use of a comparatively uneconomical design.

I commented on the fact that camp cooking seemed uneconomical, to say nothing of its lack of finesse.

In the farm region itself, much of the old division will pass away, being uneconomical and non-social.

It is properly an institution for eating, washing, and ironing, and a very uneconomical one.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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