What is another word for useless?

Common synonyms for useless include futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing, meaningless, inutile, unserviceable, unusable.

useless

/ˈjus.ləs/adjective2 syllables

Useless means: having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully.

adjective, as in having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully

futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing, meaningless, inutile, unserviceable, unusable, unuseable, ineffective, uneffective, unprofitable

also used for useless

unutilizable, void, good-for-nothing, unskillful

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adjective

having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully“a kitchen full of useless gadgets”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

The nineties generation in tennis has been utterly useless so far, exasperated fans say.Ooneykcall
By this point in the game, the smaller health potions are almost useless.sabretou
Animals, which do not do a single useless thing, don't speak ill of death.kaiperkins271
I don't know what's more useless: gold hoes, or you.espamatics
This president has a lot of advisors, but they're all useless.DJ_Saidez
Knowing him, exerting pressure on him is useless.Nuel
Without electricity, life-saving equipment in the hospitals becomes useless.Amastan
People without principles are like a broken parachute: unpredictable, untrustworthy, useless.Miktsoanit

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as a adjective