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unfinishable

unfinishable

6.6
Impossible to finish
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈfɪnɪʃəbl/
translation icon : inacabable
  • His unfinishable project seemed to grow and evolve, never reaching a final conclusion.

Examples

  • The unfinishable task of cleaning the garage felt overwhelming, with clutter piling up faster than it could be organized.

  • The Cofraternity of unfinishable Emotions will also continue...

    Academic text (1992)
  • The "unfinished unfinishable" story of life and consciousness builds to its final end through a listing of its component parts.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Vast, unfinishable, it is the one image that persists in their talk, shining and undiminished.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • For each country, the defense relationship is unfinished—probably unfinishable—business.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Despite her best efforts, she found the complex puzzle unfinishable, as new pieces were constantly added.

Synonyms

unattainable
vsunfinishable
18 6.3

Not possible to get or reach

applies to ending something rather than failing to meet a level
unfeasible
vsunfinishable
4 6.8

Not possible to do or make work

describes absolute impossibility to finish rather than mere impracticality
unachievable
vsunfinishable
3 6.3

Not possible to do or reach

focuses on ending a process rather than only failing to reach goals
undoable
vsunfinishable
1 4.9

Not possible to do because of little time or no help

focuses on being impossible to bring to a final end
unfulfillable
vsunfinishable
1 8.7

Impossible to do or make happen

is about failing to bring something to an end rather than unmet needs

Antonyms

Can be finished successfully

How Finishable

easy
1.0
difficult
1.6
unfinishable
6.6

Surface Forms

unfinishable positive

Morphology

unfinishable = finishable (transparent) = un + finish + able

Formed by productive negation 'un-' added to 'finishable' (finish + -able), a clear, regular derivation.

Etymology

Unfinishable is made of three parts: un- meaning 'not', the verb finish meaning 'to end something', and the ending -able meaning 'can be', like in doable. So unfinishable literally means 'not able to be finished', or 'impossible to complete'.