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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Once the spring was securely wired, the jaws of the trap were free and useless.

From Literature

“I was useless,” she says of “Bridesmaids,” in which she plays a relatively straight role.

From Los Angeles Times

“I shouted. I tried to argue. It was useless,” Imran said.

From Los Angeles Times

While her bureau “has funded a variety of VPNs and other internet freedom technologies, it is useless when the internet is shut down,” she wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal

He had called the FDA a “failure,” writing in a blog post that it “rubber stamps too many useless products.”

From The Wall Street Journal

useless

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