Definition Synonyms
Definition of useless - Reverso English Dictionary
Adjective
1.
objectshaving no practical use or advantage
- This broken tool is useless.
2.
actionsnot achieving anything helpful or good
- His advice was useless in solving the problem.
3.
- She called him useless after he forgot the meeting.
Expressions with useless
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more harmful than having no value
His advice was worse than useless and caused more problems.
extremely bad at doing something or not helpful at all
That old printer is flaming useless.
almost completely without value or effectiveness
This old phone is next to useless now.
completely unable to do what is needed or expected
This broken pen is useless as a chocolate teapot.
Origin of useless
Middle English, us (use) + less (without)
Terms with useless included in their meaning
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waste
useless physical things to be discarded
waste
discard something unwanted or useless
discarded items
old or discarded articles that are considered useless or of little value
useless
completely fails to help or solve a problem
futility
no reason to do something because it is useless
discard
throw something out as useless or unwanted
discarded items
materials discarded as useless or unwanted
uselessness
useless expenditure of energy or resources
inefficiency
useless effort or expenditure of energy
productivity
devotion of time to a useless activity
disposal
discard something as useless or unwanted
effectiveness
rendered ineffective or useless
activities
unwanted fuss or useless activity
waste
discard something as useless or worthless
trash
useless and rejected as worthless
worthless stuff
collection of useless or worthless items
useless gear
cumbersome useless piece of equipment
hindrance
useless thing that slows progress
waste
thrown away or rejected as useless
useless person
useless or not good for any purpose
deterioration
become ruined or useless
destruction
destroyed or rendered useless, often by fire
insult
person or thing thought to be worthless or useless
waste
discard something as useless or unwanted
Examples of useless in a sentence
Without instructions, the gadget seemed useless. The map was useless in finding the hidden cave. His efforts were useless against the strong current. His boss considered him useless after the project failed. The team found him useless during the crisis.
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- French:inutile, vain, ...
- German:nutzlos, zwecklos, ...
- Italian:inutile, vano, ...
- Spanish:inútil, ineficaz, ...
- Portuguese:inútil, ineficaz, ...
- Chinese:无用的, 毫无用处的, ...
- Japanese:役に立たない, 無駄な, ...
- Arabic:عَدِيمُ الْفَائِدَة, غَيْر مُجْدٍ, ...
- Hebrew:חֲסַר תּוֹעֶלֶת, לֹא מוֹעִיל, ...
- Russian:бесполезный, напрасный, ...
- Ukrainian:марний, безкорисний, ...
- Hindi:बेकार, निष्फल, ...
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