Operable and Unemployable

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Operable adjective - Capable of or suitable for being used for a particular purpose.

Usage example: the historic wooden ship has been fully restored and is once again an operable seafaring vessel

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Unemployable is an antonym for operable.

Unemployable adjective - Not acceptable for employment as a worker.

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Operable is an antonym for unemployable.

Nearby Words: unemployment, unemployed

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Unemployable and Operable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/operable/unemployable

Operable & Unemployable. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/operable/unemployable>.

Unemployable or Operable. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/operable/unemployable.

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