UNEMPLOYABLE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

unemployable

adjective

Definition of unemployable

as in unavailable

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Recent Examples of unemployable America is having a collective freakout about jobs — specifically, that soon AI will do everything and leave everyone unemployable. — Allison Schrager, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026 Lower than proletariat workers, the lumpenproletariat includes the indigent and the unemployable, those cast out of the workforce with no recourse, or those who can’t enter it in the first place, such as young workers in times of economic depression. — Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025 Many of these people struggle with mental illness and are unemployable, according to Osten, who represents several poor rural communities in New London County. — Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026 In response to a market-moving piece of dystopian fan fiction fearmongering about AI, Citadel Securities put out its own brief on the historical precedent for AI’s impact and the improbability that the technology will render humans unemployable any more than the typewriter or the internet did. — Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 27 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unemployable

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The Gaviota shutdown comes as other California rest areas are also temporarily unavailable.

— Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
The Pride played without NWSL scoring leader Barba Banda (11 goals), who was unavailable because of a thigh injury.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026

Definition of unavailable

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The Republican appointees said the legal protections apply only in formal immigration proceedings, and would be too impracticable and burdensome to apply at the border.

— Leah Litman, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026
Steer clear of impracticable, luxurious purchases that might tempt you.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

Definition of impracticable

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The Placer County Sheriff’s Office said drivers should treat intersections with nonfunctional traffic signals as a four-way stop.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 20 June 2026
Critics alleged inhumane conditions, including poor food, nonfunctional toilets and a lack of access to attorneys.

— Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 17 June 2026

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