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as in impractical
not capable of being put to use or account
a garage full of useless junk
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as in futile
producing no results
a useless attempt to reach an agreement
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Recent Examples of useless
Even the most advanced models are useless without reliable, real-time and contextual data.
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Gowtham Chilakapati, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The wild child of skincare ingredients, vitamin C is water-soluble and oxidizes when it’s exposed to oxygen, light, and heat, making the product useless.
—Marie Lodi, Flow Space, 9 July 2025
Towns and hamlets have been largely pulverized along the front lines and for miles beyond; even American air defenses are mostly useless, because setting them up invites an immediate Russian attack.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Apart from evidence, some of the most important testimonies in the case were also deemed useless during the investigation.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Gowtham Chilakapati, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
The wild child of skincare ingredients, vitamin C is water-soluble and oxidizes when it’s exposed to oxygen, light, and heat, making the product useless.
—Marie Lodi, Flow Space, 9 July 2025
Towns and hamlets have been largely pulverized along the front lines and for miles beyond; even American air defenses are mostly useless, because setting them up invites an immediate Russian attack.
—Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
Apart from evidence, some of the most important testimonies in the case were also deemed useless during the investigation.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for useless
Adjective
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Agent deployment is impractical, while VDI introduces performance penalties and complexity.—
Etay Maor,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Adelman, who will preside over her trial, suggested in the June 18 hearing that the current schedule was impractical.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Go with the flow, but not toward the beach: Trying to swim directly toward the beach when caught in a rip current is futile and exhausting.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
6 July 2025
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This group saw military responses as futile, as Iran was assumed to have escalation dominance.—
JAMES JEFFREY,
Foreign Affairs,
4 July 2025
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Those pens, known under the brand name EpiPen, can become unusable if subjected to heat like in a hot car in a Texas summer.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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ByteDance failed to do so and on Jan. 18, TikTok became temporarily unusable in the U.S.—
Diana Leyva,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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Although a request for proposals for a new company to run the facility drew interest from at least two companies, neither ended up completing the process to submit a proposal and efforts to reach out to other companies have so far been unsuccessful, Hyde said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Roughly 45 seconds later, Van der Walt tried to add hot air to the envelope and close the rapid deflation valve but was unsuccessful, according to the report.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Intermittent fasting, for example, may be unsuitable for people with pre-existing conditions or irritable bowel syndrome.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
17 July 2025
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While effective in commercial spheres, this approach to AI, which often involves a disregard for data privacy, is viewed as unsuitable for Washington.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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“Useless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/useless. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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