unmarketable
No buyers exist
Unmarketable describes something that cannot be sold or is extremely difficult to sell.
A house with severe foundation damage may be unmarketable.
Skills can become unmarketable when technology changes: His expertise in obsolete programming languages left him nearly unemployable.
The word implies not just poor sales prospects but fundamental unsuitability for the market.
Not easily converted to cash
- nonviableIncapable of succeeding
- unprofitableProducing no financial gain
- untradableCannot be exchanged
- deadstockMerchandise that went unsold
unsalable · unshiftable · unmovable · stagnant · glutted · oversupplied · saturated · overpriced
Not pleasing aesthetically
- undesirableNot wanted or sought
- unwantedNot wished for
- unpopularNot liked by many
- uninvitingLacking warmth or appeal
unfashionable · outdated · obsolete · unappealing · unenticing · rejected · disfavored · off-putting
Having inherent faults
- damagedMade worse by injury
- substandardBelow required quality
- imperfectHaving flaws or faults
- faultyHaving defects or errors
blemished · irregular · seconds · rejected · unsound · compromised · tainted · contaminated
Unfit for employment
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
- overqualifiedToo capable for position
- blacklistedFormally excluded or barred
unreliable · unskilled · untrained · uncredentialed · unemployable · unplaceable · passed-over · overlooked
illiquid
Not easily converted to cash
- nonviableIncapable of succeeding
- unprofitableProducing no financial gain
- untradableCannot be exchanged
deadstock · unsalable · unshiftable · unmovable · stagnant · glutted · oversupplied · saturated · overpriced · shopworn
unattractive
Not pleasing aesthetically
- undesirableNot wanted or sought
- unwantedNot wished for
- unpopularNot liked by many
uninviting · unfashionable · outdated · obsolete · unappealing · unenticing · rejected · disfavored · off-putting · lackluster
defective
Having inherent faults
- damagedMade worse by injury
- substandardBelow required quality
- imperfectHaving flaws or faults
faulty · blemished · irregular · seconds · rejected · unsound · compromised · tainted · contaminated · expired
unhirable
Unfit for employment
- unqualifiedLacking required credentials
- inexperiencedLacking practical knowledge
- overqualifiedToo capable for position
blacklisted · unreliable · unskilled · untrained · uncredentialed · unemployable · unplaceable · passed-over · overlooked
- unsellablesdeadstock, unsold goods, defective goods, damaged goods, rejects
unmarketablemarketable
Fit to be sold
salable · saleable · sellable · merchantable · vendible
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