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Another word for useless

Adjective

  1. Having no useful purpose

    2. See also:

    used

  2. Incapable of being used or availed of to advantage

    3. See also:

    used

  3. Having no useful result

    4. Idioms:
    See also:

    used

    thrive

  4. Not having the desired effect

    5. See also:

    affect

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Sentence Examples

  • As strong as he was, it would be useless to resist.

  • The symbols were useless to him.

  • It's useless to dwell on what might've been.

  • She suggested he take the cell phone but then remembered it was useless in the high mountains.

  • A piece of cotton wool soaked in strong carbolic acid will relieve the pain of dental caries, but is useless in other forms of toothache.

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