Answer to "Not practical" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ACADEMIC which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2004.

Not practical crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
ACADEMIC	33 %	8
THEORETICAL	33 %	11
ABSTRACT	33 %	8

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Not practical

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• impractical
• unworkable
• infeasible
• untenable
• unforgivable
• unjustifiable
• ungovernable
• impracticable
• outstanding
• unapproachable
• venture
• inaccessible

Crossword Answer definitions

ACADEMIC noun

1. (usually capitalized) A follower of Plato, a Platonist.
2. A senior member of an academy, college, or university; a person who attends an academy; a person engaged in scholarly pursuits; one who is academic in practice.
3. A member of the Academy; an academician.
4. A student in a college.
5. Academic dress; academicals.
6. Academic studies.

ACADEMIC adjective

1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato
2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of learning; also a scholarly society or organization.
3. Theoretical or speculative; abstract; scholarly, literary or classical, in distinction to practical or vocational
4. Having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging, or theoretical: having no practical importance.
5. Having a love of or aptitude for learning.
6. Conforming to set rules and traditions; conventional; formalistic.
7. So scholarly as to be unaware of the outside world; lacking in worldliness.
8. Subscribing to the architectural standards of Vitruvius.
9. Study of humanities topics rather than science and engineering.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result ACADEMIC

• One who hits the books
• Not really practical
• University professor
• Not directly useful
• Ivory tower inhabitant
• Hypothetical
• Of college life
• Theoretical
• Hypothetical, as a question
• Campus figure

More clues leading to the result THEORETICAL

• Not yet proven
• Given to speculative thinking.
• Not practical.
• Like many advanced concepts in physics

More clues leading to the result ABSTRACT

• Hard to understand
• Like a Jackson Pollock painting
• Not practical
• Summary.
• Designating some painting.
• Summarize.
• Kind of painting.
• Brief
• Theoretical
• Part of a science journal