Synonyms of unusable

unusable

adjective

ˌən-ˈyü-zə-bəl 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• useless
• impractical
• unsuitable
• unworkable
• unserviceable
• inoperable
• impracticable
• unavailable
• inaccessible
• nonpractical
• unreachable
• inoperative
• unobtainable
• unattainable
• inert
• inactive
• idle
• fallow
• latent
• dormant
• interrupted
• suspended
• arrested
• unrealistic
• free
• dead

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• usable
• useful
• practical
• feasible
• functional
• operational
• applicable
• available
• workable
• serviceable
• practicable
• operable
• accessible
• obtainable
• utilizable
• ultrapractical
• reachable
• handy
• operating
• active
• functioning
• procurable
• acquirable
• busy
• operative
• working
• employed
• alive
• running
• all-around

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of unusable

At Lincoln Bay, Duke said their elevators sensed water and immediately went to the 10th floor, where they were locked in place and unusable until contractors cleared out the pit below. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Founded in 2022, The Alloy Market makes money by either refining unusable materials and taking a cut, or by listing usable items on their online resale marketplace. — Liz Knueven, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026

That helped the operation keep switching infrastructure as domains became unusable. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

There’s a brief pause, and then my phone goes haywire, inundated with Bluetooth signal spam — new Airpods connections, contact requests, an avalanche of popups that make my phone basically unusable until Hedge shuts it off. — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026