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
All of this, of course, if they were not immediately deemed useless and sent to death and cremation facilities.
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Barbara Byer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
In other words, the appendix is unlikely to be a useless evolutionary accident.
—Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
There isn’t a universal number where muscle suddenly turns from useful to useless, or even detrimental, in football.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Generative AI in medicine is neither universally embraced as perfect nor completely dismissed as useless.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
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Barbara Byer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
In other words, the appendix is unlikely to be a useless evolutionary accident.
—Lilia Goncharova, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
There isn’t a universal number where muscle suddenly turns from useful to useless, or even detrimental, in football.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026
Generative AI in medicine is neither universally embraced as perfect nor completely dismissed as useless.
—Robert Pearl, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for useless
Recent Examples of Synonyms for useless
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At one point, Mariani considered making the lodging his own home, but once his family grew to include three children, the idea proved impractical.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
19 Mar. 2026
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Repeatedly promoting the scientific but impractical viewpoint of neurologists and sleep experts completely ignores how humans live in the real world.—
Letters to the Editor,
Washington Post,
16 Mar. 2026
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Even with the spotlight, Méndez said the debate feels futile.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
14 Mar. 2026
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Even subtle futile cycles – processes in which molecules are repeatedly built and broken down – consume energy and generate heat.—
Claudio Villanueva,
The Conversation,
11 Mar. 2026
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If such satellites did collide, this could trigger a cascade of collisions that could render regions of Earth orbit temporarily unusable in a scenario called the Kessler syndrome.—
Jonathan O'Callaghan,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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But the tunnels would then be contaminated and unusable, and the team would need to be careful about its own safety.—
Matthew Bunn,
The Conversation,
17 Mar. 2026
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Such a vote — which is bound to fail but would put senators on the record — differs from using a simple majority to change the Senate rules, a vote a senator could force after an unsuccessful vote to break a filibuster.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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After numerous rounds of antibiotics were unsuccessful, a decision was made to euthanize her, according to the zoo.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
19 Mar. 2026
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The disease causes bitter, misshapen fruit unsuitable for sale or eating; infected trees eventually die, according to the CDFA.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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So many clubs have fallen victim to unsuitable ownership and abject mismanagement, dragged down far beyond their natural level.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Useless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/useless. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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