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
The report was published to help raise awareness of building demolition and point to what factors might make a building deemed outdated or unusable.
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Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Robert Kramer allegedly sold more than $10 million worth of Emergent stock after becoming aware of contamination problems that made millions of doses of the vaccines unusable, but before the information was disclosed publicly, according to a lawsuit filed in New York Superior Court.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 Jan. 2026
Maya Carter, whose husband Maceo had his electric wheelchair rendered unusable after a flight, told me her husband missed two weeks of work as a result of the damage.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Where wobbles would start to make high magnification binoculars unusable without a tripod, IS makes these magnifications entirely usable with handheld observations.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
Robert Kramer allegedly sold more than $10 million worth of Emergent stock after becoming aware of contamination problems that made millions of doses of the vaccines unusable, but before the information was disclosed publicly, according to a lawsuit filed in New York Superior Court.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 15 Jan. 2026
Maya Carter, whose husband Maceo had his electric wheelchair rendered unusable after a flight, told me her husband missed two weeks of work as a result of the damage.
—Zach Wichter, USA Today, 14 Jan. 2026
Where wobbles would start to make high magnification binoculars unusable without a tripod, IS makes these magnifications entirely usable with handheld observations.
—Harry Bennett, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusable
Adjective
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Homeowners and residents are baffled by the attacks upon their beautiful — but otherwise seemingly useless — plants.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Jan. 2026
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My deep cynicism thinks this was a diabolical plan to herd young people toward expensive, and somewhat useless, college degrees.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Along with complaints about the building’s size, the Geffen Galleries’ heavy use of concrete had been criticized as an impractical choice for hanging art.—
Malia Mendez,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Erdoğan’s speeches are full of practical advice about how to destroy the left, such as calling progressives lazy, impractical alcoholics funded by globalist lobbies and contrasting the efficiency of an imperial president with the messiness of parliamentary policymaking.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Of the 47 places Western Ghats king cobras were rescued across the state between 2002 and 2024, five were completely unsuitable locations, including one snake found in a port city around 120 kilometers away by train from its natural range.—
Richard Kemeny,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
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Nelly Korda won for the first time in 14 months without having to hit a shot Sunday when the LPGA Tour reduced the season-opening Tournament of Champions to 54 holes because of wind and cold that led officials to deem Lake Nona unsuitable for a final round.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusable. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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