Useless synonyms
Category:
Part of speech:
Low; despicable:
no damn good
Unserviceable
Lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate
Not making a profit
thrive (related)
Having no useful result
Having an unfavorable outcome:
Not operative; invalid
Topographically rough; uneven:
Unable to function normally, properly, etc.
Unable or insufficient to produce effect; futile
Of evidence, that it is not admissible.
Wasteful of time, energy, or materials:
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(Obsolete) useless; unprofitable
in-vain
of no use
Unserviceable
Impossible to control; involuntary:
Not workable or useful; impracticable
The definition of counterproductive is something that has the opposite of the intended affect or that goes against what you are trying to achieve.
Having no useful result; ineffectual:
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Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless:
operative (antonym)
Capable of, characterized by, or in operation
Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless:
used (related)
That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
(Mil.) Designating or of equipment or personnel considered worth sacrificing to achieve an objective
Not working or functioning.
usable (antonym)
Capable of being used:
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Not practicable; impossible or difficult in practice.
Not working (machinery, etc)
Mentally dull; stupid.
Being without advantage or benefit; useless.
Not leading to success; unproductive:
Not efficacious; unable to produce the desired effect
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hopeless (related)
Allowing no hope; causing despair
The definition of null is a zero value, or is something that is no longer valid or relevant.
The definition of obsolete is something that is no longer being used or is out of date.
(Rare) Idle; indolent
Having no purpose; purposeless; unable to effect an aim.
Not productive; useless; fruitless.
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Having no legal force or validity; null:
helpful (antonym)
The definition of helpful is someone or something that is useful, that provides assistance or aid, or that is prone to providing aid.
useful (antonym)
Having a beneficial use; serviceable:
valuable (antonym)
Having considerable monetary or material value for use or exchange:
working (antonym)
That suffices but requires additional work.
worthwhile (antonym)
Sufficiently valuable or important to be worth one's time, effort, or interest.
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efficient (antonym)
Acting directly to produce an effect:
Vain; futile; pointless
affect (related)
Not having the desired effect
meaningless (related)
superfluous (related)
irrelevant (related)
irrelevent (related)
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valueless (related)
incomprehensible (related)
unreadable (related)
stupid (related)
nonsensical (related)
laughable (related)
Find another word for useless. In this page you can discover 62 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for useless, like: worthless, no damn good, unavailing, ineffective, unprofitable, thrive, unusable, unsuccessful, nugatory, broken and dysfunctional.