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useless |
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")
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