: having or being of no use:
a
: ineffectual
a useless attempt
b
: not able to give service or aid : inept
uselessly
adverb
uselessness
noun
Synonyms
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Ammunition is useless without a system to fire it from.
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
These measurements, Feynman later wrote, were useless.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Modern technologies such as generative AI threaten to make 21st-century Americans like the woman in the Mishnah: Deprived of purpose, convinced that our creative output is useless because a computer can produce a result that is sometimes just as good, or even better.
—Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
Plans are sabotaged, schedules are useless, and expectations are a waste of time.
—Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2024
These measurements, Feynman later wrote, were useless.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Modern technologies such as generative AI threaten to make 21st-century Americans like the woman in the Mishnah: Deprived of purpose, convinced that our creative output is useless because a computer can produce a result that is sometimes just as good, or even better.
—Sara Tillinger Wolkenfeld, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2024
Plans are sabotaged, schedules are useless, and expectations are a waste of time.
—Morena Duwe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
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“Useless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/useless. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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