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.
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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.
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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.
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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The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like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.
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Sarah A. Topol,
New York Times,
20 Sep. 2024
Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot.
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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.
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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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Using that quartet in what is essentially a useless game would be playing with fire.
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Maps had become useless; streets and landmarks washed away or hidden.
Adjective
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The firm at one earlier point had reportedly offered a service to screen against low intelligence in human embryos, which is a highly controversial and perhaps impractical idea.
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Pretty, functional storage solutions are the perfect antidote to impractical minimalism.
Adjective
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In 2023 the agency documented signs of stress in sloths during public encounters, improper handling of a juvenile kangaroo and environmental conditions deemed unsuitable for a sloth’s care.
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As a result of the unsuitable conditions, Stevie was starving and dehydrated.
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The fire destroyed the post office lobby, which remains unusable, prosecutors said.
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Early tests of the system's effect on redistricting data raised alarm among many data users, who feared that the statistics would ultimately be unusable.
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“Unserviceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserviceable. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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