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
Turner said such a weapon could render low-Earth orbit unusable for satellites for as long as a year.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
Under the old rules, companies that do not pay state taxes could end up with unusable tax credits, limiting the value of the incentive.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Bathrooms and kitchens can become unusable, impacting diet and personal hygiene.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Even when lives are spared, fires can render facilities unusable, and workforces can be displaced.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unusable
Dave Smith, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025
Under the old rules, companies that do not pay state taxes could end up with unusable tax credits, limiting the value of the incentive.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2025
Bathrooms and kitchens can become unusable, impacting diet and personal hygiene.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2025
Even when lives are spared, fires can render facilities unusable, and workforces can be displaced.
—Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 17 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for unusable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusable
Adjective
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Digital fingerprinting collates an array of data from your phone — your IP address, device model and OS, time zone, setup and anything else if can get — to create a unique identifier in aggregate, even if each individual data snippet us useless on its own.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Never mind that large language models have so far proven useless at 95% of the companies that have made their workforces try to use them, researchers from MIT recently found.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Jars of thick honey can feel messy or impractical for travel.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
12 Sep. 2025
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As hotels compete for increasingly discerning customers, designs perceived as impractical or uncomfortable can quickly backfire in the age of viral social media.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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The concern expressed is that people are turning to AI for mental health advice and do not realize that (presumably) AI is unsuitable for that purpose.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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The drastic drop in performance from the 2022 season points to the idea that the current generation of cars is unsuitable for the Briton.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusable. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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