REUSABLE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

reusable

adjective

Definition of reusable

as in usable

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Recent Examples of reusable SpaceX was aiming for the reusable booster to make a pinpoint landing in the Gulf of Mexico, but that part of the mission didn't go according to plan. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 25 July 2026 The device also features a small joystick, likely the 13th key, that can trigger reusable Codex Skills and common workflows such as debugging an error, reviewing a pull request, or refactoring code. — New Atlas, 25 July 2026 The company plans to do the same with the actual spacecraft, which is designed to be totally reusable. — Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 25 July 2026 The biggest concern with an aging reusable bottle is hygiene. — Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 25 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for reusable

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Adjective

Businesses must transition from human-centric data strategies to making information directly usable by AI, addressing fragmentation and inconsistency.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
To build a usable weapon, Iran would first need to enrich uranium up to 90% purity.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of usable

Adjective

Think a warm mug, a few functional ingredients and a routine your brain can start to associate with sleep.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson July 25, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
These gifts work because the personalization is functional and discreet, not a logo stamped onto an ordinary object.

— Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of functional

Adjective

That’s attributed largely to Miami’s position as the largest short-term rental market among World Cup hosts, with 42,700 available listings in June.

— Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The first 100 guests will receive a free two-piece chicken-leg and thigh meal — no purchase necessary, only available inside the restaurant.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 22 July 2026

Definition of available

Adjective

While useful for tracking expenditure and efficiency, simply counting tokens can be misleading.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
But in the same way that lines of code is not a reliable measure of engineering productivity and APM is a noisy proxy for gaming prowess, token use alone does not imply or guarantee useful, productive output.

— Nnamdi Iregbulem, Fortune, 29 July 2026

Definition of useful

Adjective

Here are several other thoughts after the Twins escaped a meat grinder of a road trip with a serviceable 3-4 record.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 July 2026
According to Nilsson, a few of these parks were reaching their serviceable life span and needed maintenance.

— Bella DeCrescenzo, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026

Definition of serviceable

Adjective

Additionally, a window seat is positioned next to a large operable window.

— Adam Williams July 20, New Atlas, 20 July 2026
Such technology can create pictures that look appealing but that actually involve nonsensical flourishes that, for example, are impossible to construct into operable sets or develop into wearable costumes.

— Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

Definition of operable

Adjective

When the disorder arises, it’s considered a medical emergency, so running blood tests, measuring hormone levels or getting a patient into a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine for tests isn’t always feasible.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
Physicians and scientists will need to do more work to prove the precise causal linkage between the EKG finding and the risk of sudden cardiac death, but this is feasible with current tools such cardiac MRI and selective cardiac muscle biopsies.

— Paul Hsieh, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of feasible

Adjective

The signatories are asking Washington to help build the steering wheel before the engine hits recursive gear — to make the option to slow down viable so that no single lab or country has to unilaterally sacrifice competitive ground to exercise it.

— Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
As governments and technology companies seek cleaner ways to power data centers, nuclear energy is increasingly being considered a viable long-term solution alongside renewable sources such as solar and wind.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 July 2026

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