Entry Word: usable

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose <although the spade was usable as a snow shovel, it didnʼt do a very good job>

Synonyms available, employable, exploitable, fit, functional, operable, practicable, serviceable, useful

Related Words applicable, relevant; doable, feasible; reusable

Near Antonyms outdated, outmoded

Antonyms impracticable, inoperable, nonfunctional, unavailable, unemployable, unusable

2 capable of being put to use or account <thereʼs a scrap of usable information in that article on finding the right pet for oneʼs family> — see practical 1