usable

adjective

us·​able ˈyü-zə-bəl 

variants or less commonly useable

1

: capable of being used

2

: convenient and practicable for use

usableness

ˈyü-zə-bəl-nəs 

noun

usably

ˈyü-zə-blē 

adverb

Synonyms

• available
• employable
• exploitable
• fit
• functional
• operable
• practicable
• serviceable
• useful

Examples of usable in a Sentence

Is any of this junk usable?

although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job

Recent Examples on the Web

That remains quite usable, and now there are lots of cars on the market that begin with well over 300 miles of WLTP range. —James Morris, WIRED, 8 Dec. 2024

However, in bright daylight, images shot up to 5x remain usable. iQOO 13 Review: Verdict The iQOO 13 is priced at INR 54,999 (roughly $650) for the base 12GB RAM and 256GB storage variant. —Prakhar Khanna, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024

At the same time, NYPD detectives are working with the U.S. Marshals Service to try and track down the shooter and with the FBI, which has the most sophisticated technology for retrieving usable data from cellphones, sources said. —Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 5 Dec. 2024

The subway substations have one job: to change the power generated by Con Ed into something usable by subway trains. —Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 3 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

usable

adjective

us·​able

ˈyü-zə-bəl

: suitable or fit for use

usable waste