UNSELLABLE Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

unsellable

adjective

Definition of unsellable

as in unmarketable

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Recent Examples of unsellable Few expected this outcome, since the ornate helmet in particular would have been virtually unsellable without being melted down. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 23 Apr. 2026 Facing a contract dispute that left his nectarine crop unsellable, Reedley farmer Cesar Mora opened his 50-acre ranch to the public, giving away thousands of pounds of fruit. — Gary Kazanjian, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026 This is possible thanks to partnerships with more than 760 food donors — local, regional and national companies, as well as farms across California — that donate food that is surplus, imperfect, discontinued or otherwise unsellable but entirely edible. — Patty Oconnor, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026 Using proprietary technology, such as its allocation engine, Debrand facilitates the management of unsellable inventory and returns—something the Canadian hub said diverts textile waste from landfills and promotes circularity in the fashion industry, as evidenced by the brand case studies. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unsellable

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They have been used ever since, except for Super Bowl 50, where the number was used instead because NFL ad designers felt Super Bowl L was too unattractive and unmarketable.

— The Athletic NFL Staff, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2026
The project sat in relative limbo until 2024 as prospective producers balked at the dark subject matter and nonlinear storytelling, deeming the movie unmarketable.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026

Definition of unmarketable

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Whatever’s unsalable will be delivered to the project for sorting, reuse and recycling.

— Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Guston retreated to his home and studio in Woodstock, New York, returned to teaching, and spent his last, enormously productive decade churning out mad, masterful, largely unsalable paintings of people and things behaving badly.

— Susan Tallman, The New York Review of Books, 14 Jan. 2021

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