: having or being of no use:
a
: ineffectual
a useless attempt
b
: not able to give service or aid : inept
uselessly
adverb
uselessness
noun
Examples of useless in a Sentence
The tent is useless in wet conditions.
I made a useless attempt at fixing the leak.
Drugs are useless in treating the condition.
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The price signals are useless because the government prohibited them from being useful.
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The Editors, National Review, 30 June 2025
The devices must also give consumers the option of deactivating such features, unless that action would render the device useless.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2025
And this is not to say that the guidelines are entirely useless.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
The ironic part about this dynamic is that the latter list is useless without the former.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 30 June 2025
The devices must also give consumers the option of deactivating such features, unless that action would render the device useless.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 24 June 2025
And this is not to say that the guidelines are entirely useless.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 23 June 2025
The ironic part about this dynamic is that the latter list is useless without the former.
—Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for useless
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“Useless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useless. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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