unusable
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Synonyms
impracticable, impractical, inoperable, nonpractical, unserviceable, unworkable, useless
Antonyms
applicable, feasible, functional, operable, operational, practicable, practical, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, utilizable, workable
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Talos initially announced on May 23 that the malware had spread to at least 500,000 devices in at least 54 countries and had the capacity to make a compromised device unusable. — Derek Hawkins, Washington Post, "The Cybersecurity 202: Facebook controversies could spark support for privacy bills in Congress," 7 June 2018 There is sharp disagreement over whether the gargantuan blast made the site unusable; new evidence suggests the mountain can support new rounds of explosive testing. — David E. Sanger And William J. Broad, New York Times, "Verifying the End of a Nuclear North Korea ‘Could Make Iran Look Easy’," 6 May 2018 Repairing the ambulance wasn't a simple fix, so it's been sitting in the town unusable ever since. — Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News, "McCarthy’s only ambulance was vandalized. So a Wisconsin tourist bought the town a new one.," 26 May 2018 The firm will export mid-quality items to international markets and recycle raw materials from items deemed unusable. — Joseph Clark, cleveland.com, "Driver found to have suspended license: Olmsted Township police blotter," 7 May 2018 To continue reading this story, TRY IT NOW Print subscribers get a password for your existing account here The blaze destroyed or made unusable offices, classrooms, student housing and a cafeteria. — Lauren Caruba, San Antonio Express-News, "Ten years after fire, OLLU thriving," 4 May 2018 Microsoft has been pushing more of the update process into the pre-reboot installation stage to make the offline post-reboot stage (during which your PC is unusable) shorter. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "The Windows 10 October 2018 Update is out now," 3 Oct. 2018 Having viral tweets can often make the platform virtually unusable, not only because of spam, but due to the personal harassment and dogpiling that often accompanies it. — Megan Farokhmanesh, The Verge, "Young people still love Twitter — as screenshots on Instagram," 21 June 2018 Unlike housing market crashes, where property values usually bounce back, these homes will be unusable (and unsellable) forever. — Alex Harris, miamiherald, "Florida has more to lose with sea rise than anywhere else in the U.S., new study says," 18 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unusable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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