as in useless
not capable of being put to use or account
the dairy farm comes with a lot of equipment, but most of it is antiquated or unserviceable
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Recent Examples of unserviceable
The inference is that Washington would employ a similar playbook in Taiwan, sending island’s youth to the meat grinder while ratcheting up an unserviceable debt.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Lake Okeechobee, as an example, dropped to levels that left it dry and unserviceable.
—Ryan Rossi, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
The growing prevalence of chronic diseases, an aging population and an increasing utilization of healthcare resources is unserviceable by traditional methods of care delivery.
—Waqaas Al-Siddiq, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Cub Scout Pack 238 placed and / or replaced unserviceable American Flags at the headstones of all Veterans in honor of Veterans Day, after an opening Ceremony with color guard from the Sons of the American Revolution at Bel Air Memorial Gardens Sunday.
—The Aegis, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like coming out.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
By 2008, government debt was unserviceable, social services had disintegrated, and life expectancy had plunged to 32 years for women and 34 years for men.
—Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Lake Okeechobee, as an example, dropped to levels that left it dry and unserviceable.
—Ryan Rossi, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
The growing prevalence of chronic diseases, an aging population and an increasing utilization of healthcare resources is unserviceable by traditional methods of care delivery.
—Waqaas Al-Siddiq, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Cub Scout Pack 238 placed and / or replaced unserviceable American Flags at the headstones of all Veterans in honor of Veterans Day, after an opening Ceremony with color guard from the Sons of the American Revolution at Bel Air Memorial Gardens Sunday.
—The Aegis, Baltimore Sun, 10 Nov. 2024
The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like coming out.
—Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024
Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
By 2008, government debt was unserviceable, social services had disintegrated, and life expectancy had plunged to 32 years for women and 34 years for men.
—Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserviceable
Adjective
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While sowing seeds in winter is a smart way to get a head start on gardening season, doing so too early can stress your seedlings, rendering your efforts useless.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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Suspects are allegedly jamming the signal, making your camera useless.—
Chris Hoffman,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But this season, the looks that made the highest impact eschewed function for jaw-dropping, delightfully impractical looks.—
Kara Jillian Brown,
InStyle,
19 Feb. 2026
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Testers found the concept impractical due to clothing sleeves and the difficulty of capturing usable camera angles from the wrist.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This is a significant issue for a project intended for deep-space mission launches, microgravity research, and space manufacturing – only for it to be found unsuitable for any of those goals, largely due to the presence of the astronauts themselves.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Feb. 2026
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Its old building, constructed in 1939 for the Social Security Board, needed expensive renovations; reportedly had ancient, faulty wiring; was far too big; and was generally unsuitable for modern journalism.—
The Atlantic,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This approach allows the battery to remain responsive and reliable in environments that would normally render standard cells sluggish or unusable, CarNewsChina reports.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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This method also had the practical downside of rendering my colander unusable for straining the rigatoni for my Wednesday-night pasta alla vodka.—
Alma Avalle,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Unserviceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserviceable. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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