Grep of noun useless
uselessness
Overview of adj useless
The adj useless has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) useless -- (having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency")
2. (2) useless -- (not useful; "a curiously unhelpful and useless manual")
Antonyms of adj useless
2 senses of useless
Sense 1
useless (vs. useful)
useful (vs. useless), utile
=> helpful
=> multipurpose
=> reclaimable, recyclable, reusable
=> serviceable
=> useable, usable
=> utilitarian
=> utilizable
Sense 2
useless
INDIRECT (VIA unhelpful) -> helpful
Similarity of adj useless
2 senses of useless
Sense 1
useless (vs. useful)
=> cast-off(postnominal), discarded, junked, scrap(postnominal), waste
=> futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing
=> inutile, unprofitable
=> unserviceable, unusable, unuseable
Also See-> ineffective#1, uneffective#1, ineffectual#2; unprofitable#1; unserviceable#1
Sense 2
useless
=> unhelpful (vs. helpful)
Attributes of adj useless
1 of 2 senses of useless
Sense 1
useless (vs. useful)
=> utility, usefulness
Familiarity of adj useless
useless used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2)
Grep of adj useless
causeless
useless
Overview of adj useless
The adj useless has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) useless -- (having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency")
2. (2) useless -- (not useful; "a curiously unhelpful and useless manual")
useless definition
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