useless
Meaning
- Without use or possibility to be used.
- Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
- Good-for-nothing; not dependable.
- (colloquial) Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
Synonyms
abortive
of no use
inutile
without purpose
to no purpose
unemployed person
without result
without value
badly done
be useless
doesn’t matter
it is useless
out of use
vain efforts
good for-nothing
having a hole
be unprofitable
no point in vain
ne’ve-do-well
without essence
not helpful to others
unuseable
badly-behaved
be unadvantageous
be unbeneficial
be unserviceable
ne’er do well
not valid
of no account
of no avail
of no utility
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈjuːs.ləs/
Etymology
From use + -less.
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