usable

usable
I
(Roget's IV) modif.
Syn. available, utilizable, employable, at hand, useful, unused, good, serviceable, applicable, ready, subservient, helpful, utile, valuable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous, fit, deSirable, efficacious, instrumental, fitting, conformable, suitable, practicable, proper, practical, convenient.
Ant. useless*, worthless, no good.
II
(Roget's Thesaurus II) also useable adjective 1. Available for use: accessible, employable, open, operable, operative, practicable, utiliza-ble. See POSSIBLE. 2. In a condition to be used: employable, serviceable, utilizable. See USED.

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