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
Like Platero, hundreds of residents were outside their homes on Thursday cleaning their entrances, looking for belongings that the flood water may have carried away, or taking out furniture and appliances that have become unusable.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
In July the company conducted an internal investigation and uncovered changes made to its menu creator system that rendered all of the menus unusable, the complaint said.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
With weather conditions like this, public spaces and parks without enough shade are essentially unusable for several months of the year, especially summer, when families with young children and the elderly might need to get out of the house the most.
—Yessenia Funes, Curbed, 14 Aug. 2024
Without knowing what’s accepted, residents sometimes throw materials into their curbside bins that can make the rest unusable.
—Kate Robins, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2024
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Sophie Tanno, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
In July the company conducted an internal investigation and uncovered changes made to its menu creator system that rendered all of the menus unusable, the complaint said.
—John Towfighi, CNN, 30 Oct. 2024
With weather conditions like this, public spaces and parks without enough shade are essentially unusable for several months of the year, especially summer, when families with young children and the elderly might need to get out of the house the most.
—Yessenia Funes, Curbed, 14 Aug. 2024
Without knowing what’s accepted, residents sometimes throw materials into their curbside bins that can make the rest unusable.
—Kate Robins, Charlotte Observer, 12 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unusable
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This is a fashion collab designed for women’s bodies to be looked at, but the functionality is useless.Jamie Aranoff, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2024
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It was built on NBA men who subsidized that useless league for decades.Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
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Trying to dampen political polarization in the news and on social media would be an obvious approach—although an impractical one, the two say, given how polarization has marketplace benefits in boosting audience sizes, engagement and political donations.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Consultants have traditionally filled this gap by providing impartial assessments, yet external advisors may miss crucial insights into a company’s products, culture or internal processes, leading to high-cost, impractical recommendations.Glen Robinson, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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Human services settings can suffer tremendously from unsuitable employees, who may jeopardize the health, safety or dignity of those in their care.Debra Rinell, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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That alone makes rainbow eucalyptus unsuitable for most yards, but this Southeast Asia native is also an invasive pest in the southernmost portions of the U.S. To avoid issues, some people are growing rainbow eucalyptus indoors.Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unusable. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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