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
Authorities slow internet speeds until services become unusable.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
The volumetric data are therefore rendered unusable, as there is not yet a reliable method for reconciling nonuniform reporting.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
One building is now unusable after someone broke into an electrical box and burned components inside, cutting off power.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Buying medicine or collecting pensions is difficult for retirees in a country where banks set limits on cash withdrawals and most ATMs are broken or unusable because there’s no electricity.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
The volumetric data are therefore rendered unusable, as there is not yet a reliable method for reconciling nonuniform reporting.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
One building is now unusable after someone broke into an electrical box and burned components inside, cutting off power.
—Nina Burns, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Buying medicine or collecting pensions is difficult for retirees in a country where banks set limits on cash withdrawals and most ATMs are broken or unusable because there’s no electricity.
—Sarah Moreno
updated April 29, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusable
Adjective
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Radical approaches to what is precious and what is worthless—or appraisal—have always been more than the inversion of that which is useless made priceless, what was originally meant to be ephemeral made timeless.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 June 2026
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Radio waves are nearly useless beneath the surface.—
Omar Kardoudi
June 06,
New Atlas,
6 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
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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
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusable. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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