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usable

[yoo-zuh-buhl] / ˈyu zə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
available, working
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accessible adaptable applicable convenient expendable functional practical profitable serviceable unused useful valid valuable
WEAK
advantageous at disposal at hand beneficial consumable current employable exhaustible exploitable fit good helpful in order instrumental open operative practicable ready running subservient utile utilizable wieldy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inappropriate unadaptable unprofitable unserviceable useless worthless
WEAK
unusable

Example Sentences

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“Because I go into the fields of Nebraska, the mountains of Colorado and the snows of Alaska, I have to be practical, usable, reachable,” she told the Los Angeles Times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Hyperscalers can order servers and deploy them quickly, but the transformer that steps down high-voltage transmission to usable power cannot be rushed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

We are closing side roads to the crash gates to keep these usable but the issue of pavement parking continues.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026

This ultrafast separation plays a critical role in determining how efficiently solar panels and other light harvesting technologies convert sunlight into usable power.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2026

One more doubling and the usable soil will all be good to go.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

Vocabulary lists containing usable

Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -able, -ible

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