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usable

[yoo-zuh-buhl] / ˈyu zə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
available, working
Synonyms
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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
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inappropriate unadaptable unprofitable unserviceable useless worthless
WEAK
unusable

Example Sentences

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What you’re left with is a kitchen that feels reset — not perfect, but usable.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

It is warehousing usable items, from file cabinets to the operating table in the surgical theater, and will distribute them to nonprofits primarily in Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Additionally, Intel has reportedly improved its chip yield, or the amount of usable chips it can get from one wafer, and that “is a critical metric for any foundry,” he added.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

To produce a single usable scene, Shao’s team has to repeatedly prompt the AI model, burning through time and computing resources.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Winter has begun to withdraw by the time my foot is deemed usable.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Vocabulary lists containing usable

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

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