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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
In our woeful orthography, choir, and liar rhyme, daughter and laughter don’t, and knickknack has four—count them, four—entirely useless K’s.
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Gabe Henry, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
For most of us, our inbox goals are the same: minimize useless spam, file away messages that don’t require your attention right away, and bring urgent items to the forefront.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
His devastating splitter would be useless without first establishing everything else in the strike zone.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Up to now, Trump has only been forced to deal with attacks from Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey along with the nine useless Massachusetts members of the U.S. House, all Democrats.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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Gabe Henry, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
For most of us, our inbox goals are the same: minimize useless spam, file away messages that don’t require your attention right away, and bring urgent items to the forefront.
—Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
His devastating splitter would be useless without first establishing everything else in the strike zone.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Up to now, Trump has only been forced to deal with attacks from Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey along with the nine useless Massachusetts members of the U.S. House, all Democrats.
—Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for useless
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Tapping into the endowment may be impractical for several reasons, including that some of it is legally restricted, but also because some of the unrestricted money is tied up in illiquid assets, such as in hedge funds, private equity and real estate that can’t be easily sold.—
Kara Scannell,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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Blockchain might revolutionize insurance claim processing while proving impractical for emergency communications.—
Chloe Demrovsky,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Another recommendation: Attacking Trump’s character, however abhorrent critics may find it, is futile.—
Garry Kasparov,
The Atlantic,
17 Apr. 2025
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Regardless, returning him would be futile, said the president’s aides, as his ultimate fate would be imprisonment, in the United States or elsewhere.—
Michael Wilner,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2025
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Furthermore, although the south-east of England has some of the best weather in the United Kingdom, frequent cloud cover was still a significant problem — leaving the telescope unusable for much of the year.—
Ryan French,
Space.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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The first approach provides access to data and services that would otherwise be unusable.—
Garri Galanter,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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But the Supreme Court denied the court order and requests to President Donald Trump from family, supporters and her attorney were unsuccessful.—
Nicole Acosta,
People.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The officer attempted to put out the flames with his fire extinguisher but was unsuccessful.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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Olivia Heller/The Hustle For-profit developers, for one thing, often find church and synagogue properties unsuitable for redevelopment.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
11 Apr. 2025
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Such glues and taped seams make Gore-tex jackets unsuitable for chemical recycling.—
Carlton Reid,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Useless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/useless. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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