as in useless
not capable of being put to use or account
a completely unusable gadget that's just taking up space in the drawer
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Recent Examples of unusable
Serhii Sternenko, a Ukrainian volunteer and head of a major charitable foundation, wrote on social media that as many as 60% of FPV drones procured under state contracts are either unusable or require extensive reworking after delivery.
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David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In such a scenario, large sections of low Earth orbit could become unusable because the density of space debris becomes too great.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That also would mean that TikTok wouldn’t be able to send updates, security patches and bug fixes, and over time the app would likely become unusable — not to mention a security risk.
—Melina Khan, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
At the start of that month, a sewer backup made the kitchen unusable.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
In such a scenario, large sections of low Earth orbit could become unusable because the density of space debris becomes too great.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2025
That also would mean that TikTok wouldn’t be able to send updates, security patches and bug fixes, and over time the app would likely become unusable — not to mention a security risk.
—Melina Khan, Freep.com, 15 Sep. 2025
At the start of that month, a sewer backup made the kitchen unusable.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusable
Adjective
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Miles are useless for trying to define how enormous our galaxy is.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
12 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement One Battle After Another, Eddington, and The Mastermind all comedically register white men as useless political collaborators.—
Robert Daniels,
Time,
10 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But as someone who lives in an NYC apartment and doesn’t have the worries of car ownership or a pet to clean up after, the machine felt bulky and impractical for my lifestyle.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
7 Oct. 2025
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The girls are wearing heeled white dance shoes that are defiantly impractical for the city streets, in striking contrast to the robust sneakers that everyone else has on.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Financial promotion rules prevent inappropriate marketing to unsuitable investors.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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According to a study published in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment in 2024, up to 70% of current wine-producing regions could become unsuitable for growing grapes if global temperatures rise by more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels.—
Miguel A. Torres,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusable. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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