1
as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account
a garage full of useless junk
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as in futile
producing no results
a useless attempt to reach an agreement
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Recent Examples of useless
Now the girls, with their useless prop hats drooping sadly over their foreheads, are forced to watch strangers in even cuter outfits than theirs (according to Jen) doing body rolls all over the boys the main-villa girls have only just managed to wrangle into something like a relationship.
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Maps had become useless; streets and landmarks washed away or hidden.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Some of us choose to stay away from X, Instagram and the like, so posting a bunch of screenshots with links to additional story info on social media apps is useless.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
This is not to say all the full coverage formulas in your makeup bag are now useless—there’s a time and place for everything.
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Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
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Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
Maps had become useless; streets and landmarks washed away or hidden.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
Some of us choose to stay away from X, Instagram and the like, so posting a bunch of screenshots with links to additional story info on social media apps is useless.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
This is not to say all the full coverage formulas in your makeup bag are now useless—there’s a time and place for everything.
—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
15 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for useless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for useless
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The firm at one earlier point had reportedly offered a service to screen against low intelligence in human embryos, which is a highly controversial and perhaps impractical idea.
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Pretty, functional storage solutions are the perfect antidote to impractical minimalism.
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Uso’s conquest proved to be futile.
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Some days that hope can seem futile.
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The fire destroyed the post office lobby, which remains unusable, prosecutors said.
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Early tests of the system's effect on redistricting data raised alarm among many data users, who feared that the statistics would ultimately be unusable.
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More than a decade ago, her association sought the same change at the federal level and was unsuccessful — opposed at the time by Wine Institute.
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The city had taken it over, but several attempts at renovation were unsuccessful, until Alan Leventhal, chief executive of Beacon Capital Partners, happened to see the building and envisioned it as a great hotel.
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In 2023 the agency documented signs of stress in sloths during public encounters, improper handling of a juvenile kangaroo and environmental conditions deemed unsuitable for a sloth’s care.
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As a result of the unsuitable conditions, Stevie was starving and dehydrated.
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“Useless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/useless. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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