Thesaurus / unhelpful
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synonyms for unhelpful
- empty
- unproductive
- useless
- hollow
- rambling
- abortive
- bootless
- frivolous
- fruitless
- futile
- groundless
- insignificant
- irrelevant
- not serious
- nugatory
- of no avail
- otiose
- pointless
- superficial
- trivial
- unavailing
- unnecessary
- unsuccessful
- vain
- aimless
- designless
- desultory
- drifting
- empty
- feckless
- floundering
- fustian
- goalless
- good-for-nothing
- haphazard
- hit-or-miss
- indiscriminate
- irregular
- meaningless
- motiveless
- needless
- nonsensical
- pointless
- purportless
- random
- senseless
- uncalled for
- undirected
- unnecessary
- unplanned
- unprofitable
- unpurposed
- vacuous
- wanton
- worthless
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antonyms for unhelpful
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- active
- ambitious
- busy
- diligent
- effective
- employed
- hustling
- important
- productive
- used
- working
- worthwhile
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How to use unhelpful in a sentence
"I don't know," he replied, appearing more helpless and unhelpful than he really was.
THE LONGEST JOURNEYE. M. FORSTERHe was a young man from Montpelier, just beginning to practise, and very mysterious and technical and modern and unhelpful.
TONO BUNGAYH. G. WELLSSo we have allowed the Bible to become antiquated and remote, venerable and unhelpful.
THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLSIt is good for nothing else that I know of: strong; but unhelpful and unthoughtful.
MODERN PAINTERS, VOLUME V (OF 5)JOHN RUSKINAll I did actually say was commonplace and unhelpful enough.
THE RECORD OF NICHOLAS FREYDONA. J. (ALEC JOHN) DAWSONMay I hope that you will follow me without a further parley, which is embarrassing to me, and quite unhelpful to yourself.
A ROCK IN THE BALTICROBERT BARRShe would grumble and scold and become limply unhelpful, he knew, and none the less so because he could not help things.
THE HISTORY OF MR. POLLYH. G. WELLSMarcella was very sympathetic but quite unhelpful, and after a while got away and went below to arrange her things in her cabin.
CAPTIVITYM. LEONORA EYLESIt is good for nothing else that I know of; strong, but unhelpful and unthoughtful.
A POPULAR HANDBOOK TO THE NATIONAL GALLERY, VOLUME I, FOREIGN SCHOOLSVARIOUSSo Mary Wing's conqueror and her unhelpful friend went by at half a foot.
ANGELA'S BUSINESSHENRY SYDNOR HARRISONWORDS RELATED TO UNHELPFUL
- aimless
- designless
- desultory
- drifting
- empty
- feckless
- floundering
- fustian
- goalless
- good-for-nothing
- haphazard
- hit-or-miss
- indiscriminate
- irregular
- meaningless
- motiveless
- needless
- nonsensical
- pointless
- purportless
- random
- senseless
- uncalled for
- undirected
- unhelpful
- unnecessary
- unplanned
- unprofitable
- unpurposed
- vacuous
- wanton
- worthless
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.