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unscalable

unscalable

7.0
Not able to grow to handle more users or demand
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈskeɪbəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no escalable
  • The company's current infrastructure is unscalable, preventing it from handling more users efficiently.

Scaling up the unscalable is the only good game.

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Examples

  • Many businesses struggle with unscalable solutions that cannot grow with their increasing customer base.

  • That is definitely unscalable to 9 billion (which we'll hit within a couple of decades).

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  • Scaling up the unscalable is the only good game.

  • We basically what I'm trying to do is build real trust through scaling the unscalable one-on-one conversations.

  • Investors are wary of startups that rely on unscalable business models, as they may not succeed long-term.

Antonyms

scalable
  • Specialized
11 4.8

Can grow to handle more users, like a program or business

How Scalable

extensible
2 6.2
scalable
  • Specialized
11 4.8
limited
393 2.5
unscalable
  • Specialized
7.0

Surface Forms

unscalable positive

Morphology

unscalable = scalable (transparent) = un + scale + able

The adjective is the negation of 'scalable' (scale + -able), and in technical contexts this composition is productive and predictable.

Etymology

Unscalable combines un- ('not') with scale, the same part in 'scale up' that means 'to make bigger' or 'grow', so unscalable describes something that cannot be expanded to handle more users or more work.