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
Even Associate Deputy Director Kathleen Toomey recently testified before Congress that over 4,000 beds across BOP facilities are unusable due to deteriorating conditions.
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Most revisit claims also don’t account for cloud coverage, which can make an optical image unusable.
—Elizabeth Duffy, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
One word seems to recur again and again (and again): unusable.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025
Taiwan's agriculture sector remained important, but in a country where most land was mountainous and unusable, high-value production was the key to future wealth creation.
—Kerry Brown, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Most revisit claims also don’t account for cloud coverage, which can make an optical image unusable.
—Elizabeth Duffy, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
One word seems to recur again and again (and again): unusable.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 11 Feb. 2025
Taiwan's agriculture sector remained important, but in a country where most land was mountainous and unusable, high-value production was the key to future wealth creation.
—Kerry Brown, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusable
Adjective
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Encryption serves as a critical line of defense by rendering intercepted data useless to unauthorized parties.—
Srikanth Bellamkonda,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Because of this, even areas that are just open fields between pockets of good whitetail habitat, or a stand of mature timber that’s largely useless at this time, might provide medium- to long-range travel routes.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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European Army and the EU The nebulous idea of a European military has long floated around, but mostly dismissed as impractical and unnecessary while NATO exists in its current form.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
25 Mar. 2025
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The most innovative ideas often seem strange or impractical at first.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
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If the new wells prove unsuitable for city use, the city has a contingency plan designed for rehabilitation.—
Kyle Martin,
The Mercury News,
25 Mar. 2025
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Until now, scientists have generally thought that planets orbiting white dwarfs would be unsuitable for life because the dynamic temperature decrease of their dead parent star makes their atmospheres too unstable.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusable. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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