Antonyms for unusable
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : yoo-zuh-buh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈyu zə bəl |
Definition of unusable
Origin :- 1825, from un- (1) "not" + usable.
- adj useless
- adj impracticable
- She is ballasted with utilities; not altogether with unusable pig-lead and kentledge.
- Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville
- The second part of this definition is, of course, unusable for beginners.
- Extract from : « The Teaching of Geometry » by David Eugene Smith
- One can hardly say that any combination of notes is unusable.
- Extract from : « Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies » by Philip H. Goepp
- There is so little chance to wash towels that they soon get unusable.
- Extract from : « A Yankee in the Trenches » by R. Derby Holmes
- And there it all lies now—unused and unusable for ever—of no earthly service to any one—just like the ruins left by a fire.
- Extract from : « The Master Builder » by Henrik Ibsen
- A moment later, when the copper-stick itself was wanted, it was unusable, and there was no other at hand.
- Extract from : « Better than Play » by Mabel Quiller-Couch
- Even an old fowl which is unusable in any other way makes excellent broth.
- Extract from : « The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking » by Helen Campbell
- The library would be unusable anyway, while the walls and ceiling were being repaired.
- Extract from : « Greener Than You Think » by Ward Moore
- Hydrochloric acid in particular will rust them so badly in a single night as to make them unusable unless they are repolished.
- Extract from : « The Decoration of Leather » by Georges de Rcy
- Savile tunnel was blown in in several places, and the Company Headquarters completely cut off and unusable.
- Extract from : « The Fifth Leicestershire » by J.D. Hills
Synonyms for unusable
- abortive
- abstract
- absurd
- bootless
- chimerical
- counterproductive
- disadvantageous
- dysfunctional
- expendable
- feckless
- fruitless
- futile
- good-for-nothing
- hopeless
- idealistic
- idle
- illogical
- impossible
- impracticable
- impractical
- improbable
- inapplicable
- incompetent
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- inefficacious
- inept
- infeasible
- inoperable
- inoperative
- inutile
- irrealizable
- ivory-tower
- meaningless
- no good
- no-go
- nonfunctional
- nonviable
- not a prayer
- of no use
- otherworldly
- out of the question
- pointless
- profitless
- purposeless
- quixotic
- romantic
- scrap
- speculative
- starry-eyed
- stupid
- theoretical
- unattainable
- unavailable
- unavailing
- unbusinesslike
- unfeasible
- unfunctional
- unnegotiable
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unpurposed
- unreal
- unusuable
- unwise
- unworkable
- useless
- vain
- valueless
- visionary
- waste
- weak
- wild
- won't fly
- worthless
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