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usable
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of USABLE
1
capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose <although the spade is usable as a snow shovel, it doesn't do a very good job>
Synonyms available, employable, exploitable, fit, functional, operable, practicable, serviceable, useful
2
capable of being put to use or account <there's not a scrap of usable information in that article on finding the right pet for one's family>
Synonyms actionable, applicable, applicative, applied, functional, practicable, serviceable, ultrapractical, usable (also useable), useful, workable, working
Related Words down-to-earth, pragmatic (also pragmatical), utilitarian; banausic, mundane; accessible, available, obtainable, reachable; all-around (also all-round), handy; active, alive, busy, employed, functioning, operating, operative
Near Antonyms abstract, academic (also academical), armchair, theoretical (also theoretic); inaccessible, unattainable, unavailable, unobtainable, unreachable; unsuitable
Variants of USABLE
usable also useable
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