unusable
16
2.3
- adjective
- /ʌnˈjuzəbl/
:
inservible
- A total of 261 surveys were returned; 44 were incomplete and therefore unusable, leaving a total of 217 usable surveys.
- rendered unusable
- unusable questionnaires
- deemed unusable
It is one of several bags that I have of unused, unopened, essentially unusable samples and minis and products from my Birchbox.
- It is one of several bags that I have of unused, unopened, essentially unusable samples and minis and products from my Birchbox.
- It's when you say unusable, what do you mean?
- Of course there is no glove box, although for all we know it just be sitting over there unusable.
Examples
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Analog television signals are no longer broadcast, rendering older sets unusable without a converter box.
Academic text (2009) -
And you got data that was basically unusable for national estimates.
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Once data entry was complete, a number of quality checks were run, and unusable responses were eliminated.
Academic text (2015) -
Ten of the questionnaires were unusable because of incomplete data.
Academic text (1999) -
Ten of the returned surveys were deemed unusable, resulting in a final sample of 300.
Academic text (2007) -
Due to incomplete information, 7% of these questionnaires were unusable, resulting in a final sample of 139.
Academic text (2005) -
More manuscript provides sufficient data, although folio pages 8r and 8v are now nearly unusable because of inept repairs.
Academic text (2016) -
The old computer is completely unusable because it doesn't have enough memory.
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After the storm, many items in the warehouse were unusable due to water damage.
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The instructions were so confusing that they made the software unusable for new users.
Synonyms
550
1.0
Not able to do the job it is made for
51
3.7
Not suitable for a particular job or use
20
2.6
Not right for a person, place, or purpose
7
7.1
You cannot use it because it does not work
3
4.4
Not working or broken
1
7.4
Cannot be used because it is broken or damaged
Not able to do what is needed
Not useful for everyday tasks
Antonyms
How Usable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unusable comes from un- meaning 'not', use meaning 'to put something to work', and -able meaning 'able to be'. So unusable means 'not able to be used', for example a broken phone or a wet paper that cannot be used.