unusable

adjective

un·us·able ˌən-ˈyü-zə-bəl

Synonyms of unusable next

: not capable of being used or fit for use : not usable

unusable documentary footage

The lavatory, totally unusable, was full of snow which had blasted in through the keyhole.—

Katharine Sim

unusably

ˌən-ˈyü-zə-blē

adverb

Examples of unusable in a Sentence

a completely unusable gadget that's just taking up space in the drawer

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Over time, TikTok would become slow, glitchy and eventually unusable. —

Bobby Allyn, NPR, 6 Dec. 2024 The casing of the laptop was crushed during the accident, rendering the device completely unusable. —

Barry Collins, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024 The flash flooding in the region, a tourist hotspot during summer months, saw rural villages submerged in water and rendered main highways unusable on Tuesday night and into Wednesday. —

Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 In 2023, hackers attacked the digital infrastructure of the British Library, making the online catalogs, and thus the library itself, largely unusable for weeks. —

Elyse Graham, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for unusable