UNEMPLOYABLE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

unemployable

adjective

Definition of unemployable

as in unavailable

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Recent Examples of unemployable Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026 It was founded by a bunch of twentysomething slackers who were, by traditional metrics, unemployable anywhere else. — Scott Dikkers, Air Mail, 20 Dec. 2025 But then Markey began to have the usual doubts of an unemployable hack. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 Lower than proletariat workers, the lumpenproletariat includes the indigent and the unemployable, those cast out of the workforce with no recourse, or those who can’t enter it in the first place, such as young workers in times of economic depression. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unemployable

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Adjective

Swanson was occupied with the training staff after the game and was unavailable for comment.

— Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
At Auragens Regenerative Medicine and Research Institute, regenerative medicine has become the centerpiece of a growing longevity movement, attracting A-listers and wellness obsessives seeking access to therapies unavailable at home.

— Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2026

Definition of unavailable

Adjective

Kittharath, the Thai police chief, said the single-story bar had four exits, but police were examining whether the two rear exits were blocked or unusable.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
These extreme weather changes can cause pavement to expand, crack and warp, rendering some roads unusable until they are repaired.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 July 2026

Definition of unusable

Adjective

The Republican appointees said the legal protections apply only in formal immigration proceedings, and would be too impracticable and burdensome to apply at the border.

— Leah Litman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Steer clear of impracticable, luxurious purchases that might tempt you.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

Definition of impracticable

Adjective

Down the road from his house, drivers cautiously approached a nonfunctional traffic light on Hampstead Mexico Road that was impacted by an outage.

— Gabriella Fine, Baltimore Sun, 9 July 2026
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said drivers should treat intersections with nonfunctional traffic signals as a four-way stop.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026

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