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
Plans to bring it to the Met hit a snag when the original sets proved unusable, owing to differences in size between the two venues.
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A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The tool uses statistical modeling to analyze tiny and complex mixtures of genetic material that most likely would have been considered unusable a decade ago.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Which is why my first attempt at supports ended up being totally unusable.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
But farmlands are also becoming unusable due to increasing droughts, pushing more people into cities and placing a strain on urban water supplies.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 May 2025
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A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 20 May 2025
The tool uses statistical modeling to analyze tiny and complex mixtures of genetic material that most likely would have been considered unusable a decade ago.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 8 May 2025
Which is why my first attempt at supports ended up being totally unusable.
—ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025
But farmlands are also becoming unusable due to increasing droughts, pushing more people into cities and placing a strain on urban water supplies.
—Simmone Shah, Time, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusable
Adjective
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However, disciplined conduct on the part of the activists and the intervention of other bystanders renders the attacks useless.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 June 2025
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Pine needles mixed with all the other fine debris rendered the guards useless.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
Adjective
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Adding more throughput is unwieldy and impractical.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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Maison Irem Pearl Bow Shoe Charms While swapping standard nylon laces for pearl strands might be an impractical venture, clipping on two little pearl bows at your sneakers’ centers is an effortless maneuver that will pay dividends in sheer beauty.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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This is due to the fact that research shows that distilled water, which is what our devices produce before mineralization, may be unsuitable for prolonged consumption.—
Joe Salas
June 09,
New Atlas,
9 June 2025
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The family-friend label came a cropper after it was slapped with a multi-million-dollar copyright lawsuit by Disney, Warner Bros. and other major Hollywood studios for making unauthorized cuts – of scenes deemed unsuitable for family viewing by the brothers – to their movies and series.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusable. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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