unmarketable

Definition of unmarketablenext

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of unmarketable They have been used ever since, except for Super Bowl 50, where the number was used instead because NFL ad designers felt Super Bowl L was too unattractive and unmarketable. The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026 The project sat in relative limbo until 2024 as prospective producers balked at the dark subject matter and nonlinear storytelling, deeming the movie unmarketable. Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unmarketable
Adjective
  • Whatever’s unsalable will be delivered to the project for sorting, reuse and recycling.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Guston retreated to his home and studio in Woodstock, New York, returned to teaching, and spent his last, enormously productive decade churning out mad, masterful, largely unsalable paintings of people and things behaving badly.
    Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 14 Jan. 2021
Adjective
  • The section generally applies to noncommercial flights that do not carry passengers for money, but skydiving flights are also included.
    Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
  • Now compare that to the structural nature of the internet, which was created in a noncommercial environment in which there was zero profit motive.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
Adjective
  • For long-haul trips, consider the Southern Hemisphere for a jolt of vitamin D in a rugged, determinedly uncommercial spot, or take a dip in a memorable, albeit temporary, Japanese onsen.
    Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 20 Oct. 2025
  • What does a filmmaker like Reichardt, who has spent her entire career making delicate, unapologetically uncommercial films, think about the current indie film landscape?
    Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Unmarketable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unmarketable. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster