Useless Synonyms and Antonyms

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Unserviceable
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. unprofitable
  2. bootless
  3. fruitless
  4. ineffectual
  5. inutile
  6. incompetent
  7. futile
  8. ineffective
  9. worthless
  10. inefficient
  11. unavailing
  12. vain
  13. unusable
  14. barren
  15. expendable
  16. abortive
  17. of no use
  18. helpless
  19. inoperative
  20. hopeless
  21. idle
  22. broken
  23. impracticable
  24. dysfunctional
  25. counterproductive
  26. nugatory
  27. null
  28. obsolete
  29. unsuccessful
  30. no damn good
  31. otiose
  32. outmoded
  33. pointless
  34. unproductive
  35. unserviceable
  36. unworkable
  37. void
Antonyms:
  1. efficient
  2. usable
  3. operative
Incapable of being used or availed of to advantage
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. impracticable
  2. impractical
  3. unnegotiable
  4. unusable
  5. unserviceable
  6. unworkable
Antonyms:
  1. useful
  2. usable
  3. valuable
  4. helpful
  5. working
  6. worthwhile
Not having the desired effect
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. ineffective
  2. ineffectual
  3. inefficacious
  4. inefficient
Being or having no beneficial use; ineffective:
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. futile

Words Related to Useless

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Useless Sentence Examples

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

  • The symbols were useless to him.

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

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

  • 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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