1
as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account
a garage full of useless junk
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2
as in futile
producing no results
a useless attempt to reach an agreement
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Recent Examples of useless
Though small, the defect made the telescope mostly useless to astronomers.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
No one is useless, no one is superfluous, there is room for everyone.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The military's investment of hundreds of billions of dollars in F-35s, F-22s, F-15s, and F-16s would be useless because the aircraft cannot get into the fight.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
In our woeful orthography, choir, and liar rhyme, daughter and laughter don’t, and knickknack has four—count them, four—entirely useless K’s.
—Gabe Henry, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 22 Apr. 2025
No one is useless, no one is superfluous, there is room for everyone.
—Rachel Desantis, People.com, 21 Apr. 2025
The military's investment of hundreds of billions of dollars in F-35s, F-22s, F-15s, and F-16s would be useless because the aircraft cannot get into the fight.
—Matt Robison, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
In our woeful orthography, choir, and liar rhyme, daughter and laughter don’t, and knickknack has four—count them, four—entirely useless K’s.
—Gabe Henry, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for useless
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Aguilar, the chair of the House Democratic Caucus, downplayed impeachment talk as impractical to reporters Tuesday.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Apr. 2025
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While extended vacations may be impractical during economic downturns, the core idea remains relevant: managers must champion employee well-being to sustain performance.—
Anjali Chaudhry,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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These results, though significant, don’t necessarily mean that efforts to effectively mitigate deepfakes are futile.—
Mack DeGeurin,
Popular Science,
30 Apr. 2025
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The similarly futile attempts to portray John Walker as a flawed but good man, despite his callous rage and murderous tendencies?—
Nola Pfau,
Vulture,
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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Each unsuccessful vote will be burned in a furnace with chemicals to dye the plume a black color.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2025
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Hutchinson had filed numerous unsuccessful appeals, many focused on mental health problems linked to his Army service.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
1 May 2025
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But regulations that apply to traditional markets are unsuitable for digital native assets like crypto and digital assets.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The vacant land, which was largely unsuitable for agriculture, became an albatross over the next few decades.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Useless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/useless. Accessed 10 May. 2025.
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