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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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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

The bounce comes after Spain’s National Commission for Markets and Competition set out new proposals governing the money Enagas makes for gas transportation and for turning liquefied natural gas into usable fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Only 4 of the 8 AI chatbots produced usable code.

From Science Daily • Feb. 21, 2026

University of Manchester's Dr Ciara McGrath said the tool will help keep space "usable for future generations".

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

He knew he would not find anything edible along the way; there might be usable food at the underground post itself, but he could not count on that.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien

Vocabulary lists containing usable

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

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