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The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like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The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like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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This playful fourish, although useless in terms of timekeeping, requires 200 of the 646 components in the watch and two engineers had to work simultaneously to ensure the face shield and the movement operated in harmony.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
12 June 2026
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Some of us choose to stay away from X, Instagram and the like, so posting a bunch of screenshots with links to additional story info on social media apps is useless.—
Zach Dean OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
12 June 2026
Adjective
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There are better ways to eliminate smoking than impose an impractical mandate that creates a permanent class of disenfranchised adults.—
Alex Weatherall,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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Disproportionate chair or lighting size feels off—and can be impractical, too.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
10 June 2026
Adjective
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As a result of the unsuitable conditions, Stevie was starving and dehydrated.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
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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,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Ignoring this warning sign can allow the blockage to grow until the sink becomes completely unusable.—
Jessica Safavimehr,
Southern Living,
6 June 2026
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Of that 9 percent, 50 percent of post-consumer footwear waste is not re-wearable—classified as unusable in its original form due to a variety of factors ranging from damage to low secondhand market demand.—
Jennifer Bringle,
Footwear News,
3 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unserviceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserviceable. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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