usable

adjective

us·​able ˈyü-zə-bəl 

variants or less commonly useable

1

: capable of being used

2

: convenient and practicable for use

usableness

ˈyü-zə-bəl-nəs 

noun

usably

ˈyü-zə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms of usable

• useful
• available

Examples of usable in a Sentence

Is any of this junk usable?

although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job

Recent Examples on the Web

Use landscape lighting to make a backyard usable after dark. —Cori Sears, The Spruce, 29 Apr. 2026

Rare earth mineral production, for example, generates up to 2,000 metric tons of waste for every metric ton of usable material. —Abraham Nunbogu, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026

According to the company, the representative underwater mission offered a more realistic measure of usable range than a simple straight-line transit figure. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 27 Apr. 2026

With no usable video from the night of the robbery, prosecutors released footage from the night before that showed a museum employee entering the building after his car broke down. —ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for usable

• diffusible
• excusable
• infusible
• reusable
• unusable
• fusible
• inexcusable

Kids Definition

usable

adjective

us·​able

ˈyü-zə-bəl

: suitable or fit for use

usable waste