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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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Transforming the compound into a usable ingredient required extensive testing.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

“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

Even in winter, when clocks were set back, they remained one hour ahead of GMT, again to maximise usable daylight and support wartime productivity.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

However, this is not about defending ourselves, it’s about coming up with a usable product.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

Vocabulary lists containing usable

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

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