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Synonyms
available, employable, exploitable, fit, functional, operable, practicable, serviceable, useful
Antonyms
impracticable, inoperable, nonfunctional, unavailable, unemployable, unusable
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If Holland is similar to Rodney — usable in high-leverage situations — the Nationals will have lucked out. — Jesse Dougherty, The Denver Post, "Former Rockies reliever Greg Holland agrees to minor league deal with Nationals," 13 Aug. 2019 The cargo end is quite square and usable, with a wide 44 inches at the opening by 32 inches tall and about 33 inches deep, for a maximum of 33.5 cubic feet. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "2019 Ford Escape: Last of a generation," 12 Aug. 2019 Sacred objects still usable but no longer needed can be given to the archdiocese, other parishes or missions, according to the Portland Archdiocesan Liturgical Handbook. — oregonlive.com, "Reverence and resistance in one of Portland’s oldest Catholic churches," 11 Aug. 2019 However, the phone is still usable and the message doesn't affect the iPhone's functionality. — Don Reisinger, Fortune, "Apple Is Hobbling iPhones With Batteries Replaced Outside of Authorized Repair Shops. Is That Even Legal?," 9 Aug. 2019 What’s more, during brunch and dinner, Bulla’s got gifts for dad in the form of a $20 gift card usable for their next visit. — Amy Drew Thompson, orlandosentinel.com, "Father’s Day feasts around Orlando: 4 Rivers, free beer and beyond," 14 June 2019 The task of finding usable veins—in this case, on a cancerous, frail, and prematurely aged body—is now revealed as merely the latest chapter in this ghoulish history. — The New York Review of Books, "Bernard E. Harcourt," 29 Nov. 2018 Basement storage space is usable, but there is no roller cover to conceal the area. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "2019 Chevrolet Blazer is the family wagon redefined," 20 July 2019 Much of the institute's work centers on testing and making individual pieces of new technology — whether that's sensors, smart tablets or artificial intelligence tech — to build broad systems that are usable on a large scale. — Devi Shastri, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Microsoft gives more than $1.25 million to UW-Milwaukee to support smart technology systems," 24 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'usable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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