useless (ˈjuːslɪs
)
Definitions
adjective
- having no practical use or advantage
- informal ineffectual, weak, or stupid ⇒
he's useless at history
Alternative Forms
ˈuselessly adverb ˈuselessness nounSynonyms
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worthless,
of no use
valueless,
pants,
ineffective,
impractical,
fruitless,
unproductive,
ineffectual,
unworkable,
disadvantageous,
unavailing,
bootless,
unsuitable,
Translations
- British English:
useless
If something is useless, you cannot use it.Their money was useless in this country.ˈjuːslɪs ADJECTIVE Their money was useless in this country.
- Spanish:
inútil
adj
- French:
inexploitable
adj
- German:
nutzlos
adj
- Chinese: 无用的 adj
- Arabic: غَيْرُ مُفِيد adj
- Portuguese: inútil adj
- Russian: бесполезный adj бесполезная
- Croatian: beskoristan adj beskorisna
- Czech: neužitečný adj
- Danish: ubrugelig adj
- Dutch: onhandig adj
- Finnish: hyödytön adj
- Greek: άχρηστος adj άχρηστη
- Italian: inutile adj
- Japanese: 役に立たない no_posp
- Korean: 무익한 adj
- Norwegian: ubrukelig adj
- Polish: bezużyteczny adj bezużyteczna
- Brazilian Portuguese: inútil adj
- European Spanish:
inútil
adj
- Swedish: värdelös adj värdelöst
- Thai: ซึ่งไม่มีประโยนช์ adj
- Turkish: yararsız adj
- Vietnamese: vô dụng adj
Usage examples
He wanted me to help him write some useless letters he could send to people.
, Stone City (1990)Lacking brakes, a free wheel or variable gearing, a track bike in its most basic form is almost useless outside a velodrome.
Cycling Weekly (2004)Let the lizard loose on this useless , hopeless, pathetic business import.
Globe and Mail (2003)But I've always rated jealousy the most useless and potentially most damaging emotion of the lot.
Sun, News of the World (2000)I quite liked the fellow, but he's still an encumbrance and quite useless.
, SHARPE'S PREY (2002)