1
as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account
a garage full of useless junk
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2
as in futile
producing no results
a useless attempt to reach an agreement
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Recent Examples of useless
There was something useless about his father, Ivor thought, in a flash of feeling.
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Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
Secondly, TEs have always been looked at as useless, with no important scientific function even worth investigating.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
No fairings, no useless heft – just pure performance.
—New Atlas, 24 July 2025
Infrastructure is useless without operators who can manage it.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025
Secondly, TEs have always been looked at as useless, with no important scientific function even worth investigating.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2025
No fairings, no useless heft – just pure performance.
—New Atlas, 24 July 2025
Infrastructure is useless without operators who can manage it.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for useless
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Micro-payments must feature nano transaction costs, otherwise such payments become impractical.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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The company's engineers wrote papers and performed studies that argued SpaceX's plans were impractical.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
28 Aug. 2025
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Bodyguard of Lies, an investigation into the United States’ bloody, costly, and ultimately futile war in Afghanistan, will open theatrically for a limited run in New York on September 12, before bowing on the Paramount+ platform on Sept. 23.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Aug. 2025
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But given the likely futile nature of the Braves' remaining games at that point, he might unofficially be done for the year.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 July 2025
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Oswego High School also experienced standing water from the storms and is undergoing drying efforts, with portions of the gymnasium unusable for the immediate future, per the district website.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Aug. 2025
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Policy changes linked to geopolitical events could render parts of today’s global application and infrastructure landscape unusable — overnight.—
Sanjay Srivastava,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Meyer said efforts to relocate the warehouse were unsuccessful.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Marsh’s years of litigation against the city have been unsuccessful so far.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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The drastic drop in performance from the 2022 season points to the idea that the current generation of cars is unsuitable for the Briton.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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But, in the thirty-ninth year of his reign and with eleven wives at the latest count, he’s apparently decided that the British system of multi-party democracy and press freedom continues to be unsuitable for his kingdom or his lavish lifestyle.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Useless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/useless. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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