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unactable

unactable

8.6
A part or script people on stage cannot perform well
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈæktəbl/
  • Jargon
translation icon : inactuable
  • The director struggled to bring the unactable script to life on stage.

Examples

  • The critic described the lead character as an unactable part due to its lack of depth.

  • This character is so poorly written that it feels unactable.

  • Many consider the play nearly unactable because of its confusing structure and dialogue.

  • The script was deemed unactable by the director.

  • Many consider the play nearly unactable because of its confusing structure and dialogue.

  • The critic described the lead character as an unactable part due to its lack of depth.

  • This character is so poorly written that it feels unactable.

Synonyms

unfeasible
vsunactable
4 6.8

Not possible to do or make work

applies to inability to be effectively portrayed by an actor
unrealizable
vsunactable
  • US
1 8.5

Impossible to do or make real

concerns inability to be convincingly performed on stage or screen
undeliverable
vsunactable
6.5

Hard to say or perform because it does not sound natural

focuses on being impossible to portray a whole role or script

Antonyms

actable
  • Jargon
1 7.4

Suitable to be performed on stage, like a scene or role

How Performable

easy
∞ 1.0
difficult
∞ 1.6
unactable
  • Jargon
8.6

Surface Forms

unactable positive

Morphology

unactable = actable (transparent) = un + act + able

Formed by adding the productive negation prefix 'un-' to 'actable', yielding a predictable opposite meaning.

Etymology

Unactable is formed from un- 'not' and act 'to perform', the same root you see in actor and action. So unactable describes something 'not able to be performed or acted well on stage'.