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Definitions

useless

[yoos-lis] / ˈyus lɪs /
ADJECTIVE
not working; not valuable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
counterproductive fruitless futile hopeless idle impractical incompetent ineffective ineffectual inoperative meaningless no good pointless stupid unproductive unworkable worthless
WEAK
abortive bootless disadvantageous dysfunctional expendable feckless good-for-nothing impracticable inept inutile nonfunctional of no use profitless purposeless scrap unavailable unavailing unfunctional unprofitable unpurposed unusuable vain valueless waste weak
Antonyms
STRONGEST
effective fruitful hopeful meaningful productive profitable sensible useful valuable worthwhile
WEAK
helpful usable working

Example Sentences

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The illustration showed a cow proudly standing next to a strange collection of useless objects labeled as tools.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

They bounced back from the 17th-century revolution, when the Lords was abolished by a law that declared it "useless and dangerous to the people of England".

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Which is why we should treasure love stories and laugh away people who call them useless or silly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

An example of the aging beliefs that study participants were asked to review and rate was the phrase “The older I get, the more useless I feel.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Nok was genuinely homesick, a useless thing to be in her situation.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.