REUSABLE Synonyms: 23 Similar and Opposite Words

reusable

adjective

Definition of reusable

as in usable

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Recent Examples of reusable Vulnerability discovery is already becoming automated, but the account shared at Black Hat shows agents turning discoveries into reusable organizational knowledge during an active operation. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Ideas can be developed into scripts, characters and scenes can be organized as reusable assets, and individual shots can be revised without restarting an entire project. — New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026 But Elon Musk’s reusable rocket company also reported sky-high capital expenditures, unnerving investors who sent the stock down 11% in extended trading. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 The rocket’s larger and reusable first stage is responsible for carrying payloads out of the thick atmosphere, and the smaller second stage places payloads in their final orbits. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reusable

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Adjective

Some surviving sections remain usable, illustrating the durability of construction adapted closely to the surrounding landscape.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 16 Aug. 2026
Engineers are finding ways to get more usable energy from limited space.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of usable

Adjective

Cozy up in a reading nook complete with a brass floor lamp that casts a warm glow, or give your bedside a functional upgrade with this mid-century nightstand.

— Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
Final Thoughts The Qidi Max 4 feels like a machine designed for people who care more about capability, material flexibility, and printing large, functional parts than chasing a perfectly polished consumer-appliance experience.

— Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of functional

Adjective

Bristol Myers Squibb, or BMS, has a program to make its drugs available in lower-income countries.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
All in all, there is a fair amount of flexibility to add further signings or players currently available for sale or loan who fail to secure moves away from Stamford Bridge.

— Liam Twomey, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of available

Adjective

Toilet seats designed for American Standard models can also have some useful features, such as a slow-close function that protects the bowl from damage.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
His shoot-first mindset adds a useful dimension to Tottenham’s attack, particularly when lining up alongside Dominic Solanke, a natural facilitator, and Kudus, who was Tottenham’s primary creative outlet in the frontline before his injury.

— Elias Burke, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of useful

Adjective

The quarterback finished with 43 yards on 80% completion, a stat line that doesn’t immediately jump off the page but was very serviceable.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
Others hardly qualify as towns at all, just a smattering of buildings on some gravel road since displaced by a bigger, faster, more serviceable highway.

— Téa Obreht, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 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

The suit maintains that the commission’s denial does not identify any adverse impact to a wetland function or value, nor any feasible and prudent alternatives to address the Commission’s reasons for denial, in violation of state law, Conn.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Getting real, not simulated, data on the vest’s performance would mean sending it onboard an Orion spacecraft all the way to deep space and waiting for a solar storm to happen, which is hardly feasible.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of feasible

Adjective

In the case of those to Europe, with which China has a vast trade surplus, there’s also the question of how viable the route is both ways.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
The question, however, revolves around how viable and profitable they are compared to readily available alternatives.

— Matt Richardson, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of viable

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