unusable
adjective
un·us·able
ˌən-ˈyü-zə-bəl 
: not capable of being used or fit for use : not usable
unusable documentary footage
The lavatory, totally unusable, was full of snow which had blasted in through the keyhole.—
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a completely unusable gadget that's just taking up space in the drawer
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Early tests of the system's effect on redistricting data raised alarm among many data users, who feared that the statistics would ultimately be unusable.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 12 June 2026
Ignoring this warning sign can allow the blockage to grow until the sink becomes completely unusable.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
Of that 9 percent, 50 percent of post-consumer footwear waste is not re-wearable—classified as unusable in its original form due to a variety of factors ranging from damage to low secondhand market demand.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
But atmospheric nitrogen exists as the diatomic molecule N2, which is inert and therefore unusable in biological processes.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2026
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Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 12 June 2026
Ignoring this warning sign can allow the blockage to grow until the sink becomes completely unusable.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
Of that 9 percent, 50 percent of post-consumer footwear waste is not re-wearable—classified as unusable in its original form due to a variety of factors ranging from damage to low secondhand market demand.
—Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 3 June 2026
But atmospheric nitrogen exists as the diatomic molecule N2, which is inert and therefore unusable in biological processes.
—Quanta Magazine, 29 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for unusable
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusable. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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