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
Due to a lack of air conditioning and the overwhelming smell of the sitting urine in the showers, the bunks were more or less unusable, meaning the majority of the Triumph's 4,000 passengers were forced to lug their mattresses onto the deck of the ship and sleep outside.
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 June 2025
Musk was responding to a technical problem that rendered X unusable for thousands of users across the world, with over 25,000 error reports flagged by social media watchdog DownDetector.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
The criminal complaint said the collision sent the rangers’ vehicle onto the shoulder, deployed the vehicle’s airbags and rendered the driver’s side door of the rangers’ vehicle unusable.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
The budget store received a yellow placard after inspectors found an unusable bathroom.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 June 2025
Musk was responding to a technical problem that rendered X unusable for thousands of users across the world, with over 25,000 error reports flagged by social media watchdog DownDetector.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 May 2025
The criminal complaint said the collision sent the rangers’ vehicle onto the shoulder, deployed the vehicle’s airbags and rendered the driver’s side door of the rangers’ vehicle unusable.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 14 May 2025
The budget store received a yellow placard after inspectors found an unusable bathroom.
—Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusable
Adjective
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Towns and hamlets have been largely pulverized along the front lines and for miles beyond; even American air defenses are mostly useless, because setting them up invites an immediate Russian attack.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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Apart from evidence, some of the most important testimonies in the case were also deemed useless during the investigation.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Agent deployment is impractical, while VDI introduces performance penalties and complexity.—
Etay Maor,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Adelman, who will preside over her trial, suggested in the June 18 hearing that the current schedule was impractical.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Intermittent fasting, for example, may be unsuitable for people with pre-existing conditions or irritable bowel syndrome.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
17 July 2025
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While effective in commercial spheres, this approach to AI, which often involves a disregard for data privacy, is viewed as unsuitable for Washington.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusable. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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