usable

adjective

ˈyü-zə-bəl How to pronounce usable (audio)
variants also useable
Definition of usablenext
1
as in useful
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job

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2
as in applicable
capable of being put to use or account there's not a scrap of usable information in that article on finding the right pet for one's family

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Recent Examples of usable But officials determined that renters were likely only paying for certain types of usable farmland, which skewed the results. — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 24 Sep. 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 The imagery feeds into Space42’s GIQ geospatial intelligence platform, which uses AI to turn raw satellite data into usable intelligence within minutes. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 23 Sep. 2026 Insights generated should be discoverable and usable by every team member with a reason to act on them. — Thomas Zawacki, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for usable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for usable
  1. useful
  2. applicable
  3. available
  4. applied
  5. practical
Adjective
  • Her special talent was to make historic gardening techniques and designs accessible for the average gardener, championing the potager—which combines flowers with useful, edible plants—and creating gardens for Elton John and the then Prince of Wales.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Broad-spectrum antiseptic rinses do not distinguish between the useful bacteria and the problematic ones.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of useful
Adjective
  • The court's conservative majority has, in multiple cases, ruled in favor of religious exemptions from generally applicable laws.
    — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The taxation of payments depends on the trust’s income and the applicable ordering rules, so the payments should not automatically be considered tax-free.
    — D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of applicable
Adjective
  • The Me+Em x The Booker Prizes reading lists will be available to buy from BookKind, an online bookshop that donates 10 percent of every order value to its charity partners, which include the Booker Prize Foundation.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Dining in the lounge is available all day to cater to international hunger pangs that don’t follow the same schedule as those of Spaniards.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of available
Adjective
  • Its analysis found that 74% of those mentions were tied to real-world projects rather than coursework, an indication students are trying to demonstrate their applied experience.
    — Corynn Winston, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
  • By combining aluminum’s low weight with a pre-applied coating, the company is targeting a way to make battery components easier to manufacture while meeting durability and insulation requirements.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of applied
Adjective
  • One practical investment of time, money, or effort can give a larger idea somewhere real to begin.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Advances in electrical power systems, tracking technology, beam control and compact high-energy lasers are making the concept increasingly practical.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of practical

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“Usable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/usable. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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