US /ˈjuːs.ləs/
adj Freq #2043

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not useful; having no practical value or purpose.

    The kitchen was full of useless gadgets nobody ever touched.

  2. 2
    adj

    Pointless; having no chance of success.

    It's useless to argue with him once he's made up his mind.

  3. 3
    adj

    Very bad at doing something; not skilled.

    My brother is useless at most computer games.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not useful; having no... unusable
2 adj · pointless; having no chance... pointless
3 adj · very bad at doing... unskillful
Opposites
Word family
Forms uselesslyuselessness
Derived forms uselesslyuselessnessuselessnet

Etymology

From use + -less.

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