UNSELLABLE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

unsellable

adjective

Definition of unsellable

as in unmarketable

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Recent Examples of unsellable Using proprietary technology, such as its allocation engine, Debrand facilitates the management of unsellable inventory and returns—something the Canadian hub said diverts textile waste from landfills and promotes circularity in the fashion industry, as evidenced by the brand case studies. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026 Leaving a wet plant on the book table or placing it, even for a moment, on a linen tablecloth in the gift section makes items unsellable. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Apr. 2026 Few expected this outcome, since the ornate helmet in particular would have been virtually unsellable without being melted down. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 The villa is also reportedly in ruins and unsellable, and would require a great deal of remodeling to be habitable. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 14 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsellable

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Depicting that dress faithfully would likely be distracting to a modern audience and leave the film unmarketable.

— Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
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

Definition of unmarketable

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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

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