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 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.
—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The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like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
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
But the new president, Maithripala Sirisena, who wanted to extricate Sri Lanka from some of the Chinese contracts, quickly found that the terms were inflexible and had left the country with virtually unserviceable levels of debt.
—Andrew Small, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2018
Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Although the Avtomat Kalashnikova is known for superior reliability, the rifles were likely unserviceable.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2023
Closed runways and taxiways, unserviceable radio navigational aids or military exercises causing airspace restrictions also could trigger the issuing of NOTAMs.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
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The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like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
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
But the new president, Maithripala Sirisena, who wanted to extricate Sri Lanka from some of the Chinese contracts, quickly found that the terms were inflexible and had left the country with virtually unserviceable levels of debt.
—Andrew Small, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2018
Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
Although the Avtomat Kalashnikova is known for superior reliability, the rifles were likely unserviceable.
—Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Mar. 2023
Closed runways and taxiways, unserviceable radio navigational aids or military exercises causing airspace restrictions also could trigger the issuing of NOTAMs.
—Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserviceable
Adjective
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But in a time long before replay could overturn a call, protest was useless.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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Those strong starts are useless if the Celtics can’t hold onto the advantage.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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Imagine someone championing a project others deem impractical but later becoming the pioneer of a game-changing approach.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2025
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Additionally, much of the country's housing stock is older, making retrofitting AC units both costly and impractical.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 May 2025
Adjective
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But regulations that apply to traditional markets are unsuitable for digital native assets like crypto and digital assets.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The vacant land, which was largely unsuitable for agriculture, became an albatross over the next few decades.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The goal was to record commercials, but the footage was unusable because Biden was too incoherent.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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By predicting which cases require a human in the loop, an otherwise unusable genAI system will gain the trust needed to unleash it broadly.—
Eric Siegel,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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“Unserviceable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unserviceable. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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