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The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like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The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like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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And being a humanitarian, useless.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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The forty-five minutes felt useless; the pre-meeting did not.—
Nell Derick Debevoise Dewey,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Water is also a precious resource in space, making traditional washing impractical.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
2 June 2026
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Physical storage, custody and transportation can make direct ownership impractical for many companies.—
Anthony Milewski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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There are significant worries that AI can readily go off the rails or otherwise dispense unsuitable or even egregiously inappropriate mental health advice.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2026
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The trend was further compounded in koalas with chlamydiosis -- a common bacterial disease among the species -- and those found in unsuitable conditions, Mella said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
Adjective
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But atmospheric nitrogen exists as the diatomic molecule N2, which is inert and therefore unusable in biological processes.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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For a limited time, former Spirit loyalty members can use their unusable Spirit points for pizza at Papa Johns.—
Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
8 May 2026
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“Unserviceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserviceable. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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