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Meaning of useless in English
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Classifying Adjective
useless
Definitions
1.
not useful
Examples
« a curiously unhelpful and useless manual »
Synonyms
unhelpful
Qualitative Adjective
useless
Definitions
1.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
Examples
« a kitchen full of useless gadgets »
« she is useless in an emergency »
Synonyms
cast-off(a)
discarded
junked
scrap(a)
waste
futile
ineffectual
otiose
unavailing
inutile
unprofitable
unserviceable
unusable
unuseable
Antonyms
useful
utile
See also
ineffective
unprofitable
unserviceable