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
If not remedied, the impacts of the agency’s vulnerability on the city’s parks and on New Yorkers will continue, with a shrinking workforce leaving our city’s green spaces unusable.
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Adam Ganser, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
The goal was to record commercials, but the footage was unusable because Biden was too incoherent.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 23 May 2025
By predicting which cases require a human in the loop, an otherwise unusable genAI system will gain the trust needed to unleash it broadly.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
In 2020, authorities said that fingerprints found on the scooter, previously believed to be unusable, had been linked to Misch.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unusable
Adam Ganser, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
The goal was to record commercials, but the footage was unusable because Biden was too incoherent.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 23 May 2025
By predicting which cases require a human in the loop, an otherwise unusable genAI system will gain the trust needed to unleash it broadly.
—Eric Siegel, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
In 2020, authorities said that fingerprints found on the scooter, previously believed to be unusable, had been linked to Misch.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unusable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusable
Adjective
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The character who can go through walls is useless, because beyond the walls is nothing but dirt.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
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For one, any melasma treatment is practically useless without them.—
Jenny Berg,
Allure,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Study co-author and archaeological scientist Katerina Douka explains that this technique can be used to sort through large numbers of fragments in a way that is impractical for other methods such as DNA sequencing.—
Tom Hawking,
Popular Science,
5 June 2025
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One such model is the external control arm (ECA), which leverages real-world data (RWD) to supplement or replace control groups, especially when enrolling patients in placebo arms is impractical or ethically complex.—
Sujay Jadhav,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Any useless, toxic or otherwise unsuitable man can become a child’s legal father, without being subject to the thorough checks that these women must face.—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Some insects are adapting to changing climates by moving to regions that might have previously been unsuitable.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
20 May 2025
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusable. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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