UNSERVICEABLE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

unserviceable

adjective

ˌən-ˈsər-və-sə-bəl

Definition of unserviceable

as in useless

not capable of being put to use or account the dairy farm comes with a lot of equipment, but most of it is antiquated or unserviceable

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Recent Examples of unserviceable The inference is that Washington would employ a similar playbook in Taiwan, sending island’s youth to the meat grinder while ratcheting up an unserviceable debt. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025 Lake Okeechobee, as an example, dropped to levels that left it dry and unserviceable. — Ryan Rossi, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025 The growing prevalence of chronic diseases, an aging population and an increasing utilization of healthcare resources is unserviceable by traditional methods of care delivery. — Waqaas Al-Siddiq, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025 The equipment that was there was outdated and broke frequently — not because someone did something wrong, but because the parts were old and unserviceable or because the repair unit didn’t feel like coming out. — Sarah A. Topol, New York Times, 20 Sep. 2024 Dire reports warned of unserviceable and overflowing toilets and looming trench foot. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023 By 2008, government debt was unserviceable, social services had disintegrated, and life expectancy had plunged to 32 years for women and 34 years for men. — Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unserviceable

Adjective

Leading models aren’t completely useless at handling Cantonese.

— Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Built-ins designed for Pinterest, not your daily routine, will quickly look dated and feel useless.

— Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of useless

Adjective

Force majeure clauses excuse a party from performance when an unforeseeable external event like extreme weather or war makes performance impossible or impractical.

— Ashlee Difuntorum, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
There is no justification for American deaths in the name of the unsustainable and impractical goal of total military dominance, let alone unnecessary wars of choice.

— Alexander Langlois, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of impractical

Adjective

When channels are created with unsuitable blades, angles, or placement, transplanted hair may grow in an unnatural direction or produce an overly uniform appearance.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Websites often attract unsuitable clients due to ineffective copy, hindering business growth.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsuitable

Adjective

Phoenix Semiconductor engineers helped NAVAIR recover a supply of unusable legacy chips for a safety-critical system on the F/A-18 Super Hornet.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
John Gruber, a tech blogger, posited that Claude would now more readily default to watermarked words, rather than unleash the full scope of its linguistic range, which might result in lower-quality text, or in some cases unusable prose.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026

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