UNEMPLOYABLE Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

unemployable

adjective

Definition of unemployable

as in unavailable

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Recent Examples of unemployable 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 Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 3 Feb. 2026 It was founded by a bunch of twentysomething slackers who were, by traditional metrics, unemployable anywhere else. — Scott Dikkers, Air Mail, 20 Dec. 2025 But then Markey began to have the usual doubts of an unemployable hack. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unemployable

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Officials and spokesmen from around the state and various agencies couldn't be unavailable enough for comment.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Within that given territory, a team’s games are unavailable on the NBA’s out-of-market, $110/season League Pass product.

— Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of unavailable

Adjective

The move is meant to counter return scams and reduce unusable inventory, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2026
In healthcare and pharmaceutical supply chains, drug products become unusable after expiration dates are reached.

— Santanu Boral, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of unusable

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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

Adjective

The law makes a distinction between ‘useful’ creations that cannot be copyrighted, including most clothing, and nonfunctional sculptural works like jewelry that may be eligible for copyright protection.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
Subsense showed off a nonfunctional mock-up of a cap that looked like a cross between a baseball cap and a bike helmet.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2026

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