unusable
adjective
un·us·able
ˌən-ˈyü-zə-bəl 
: not capable of being used or fit for use : not usable
unusable documentary footage
The lavatory, totally unusable, was full of snow which had blasted in through the keyhole.—
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Katharine SimExamples of unusable in a Sentence
a completely unusable gadget that's just taking up space in the drawer
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That said, while each companion’s abilities bring something to the table, they get downed by enemies a lot, which renders their abilities unusable until they can be revived.
—Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Photos taken immediately after the carpet removal show that the classroom was left in unusable condition, with a portion of the carpet remaining attached to the floor.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Websites and services across the United States and around the world were struggling to recover Monday after a problem at Amazon Web Services (AWS) left leading games, publishers, streaming platforms and other apps unusable to millions of people.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
The upper one-third of the lake could be unusable for recreation by the end of this century.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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Jason Fanelli, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Photos taken immediately after the carpet removal show that the classroom was left in unusable condition, with a portion of the carpet remaining attached to the floor.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2025
Websites and services across the United States and around the world were struggling to recover Monday after a problem at Amazon Web Services (AWS) left leading games, publishers, streaming platforms and other apps unusable to millions of people.
—Ben Goggin, NBC news, 20 Oct. 2025
The upper one-third of the lake could be unusable for recreation by the end of this century.
—Madeline Heim, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Unusable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unusable. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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