useless

adjective

UK /ˈjuːsləs/

1
useless objects have no purpose or cannot do what they were designed to do
This technology is useless if you can’t operate it.
Why do you keep this completely useless umbrella?
prove useless:
Most of his inventions proved useless.
Synonyms and related words
Not effective or useful and not working correctly
useless
ineffective
inefficient
1. 1a
  useless activities are not effective in achieving the purpose that they were intended to achieve
  Will’s parents think acting is a useless profession.
  it’s useless trying to do something:
  It’s useless trying to talk to her because she never listens.
  Synonyms and related words
  Not effective or useful and not working correctly
  useless
  ineffective
  inefficient
2. 1b
  if someone is useless, they are not any help to you or are not capable of achieving anything
  Don’t ask Geoff – he’s useless!
  useless at something (=very bad at it):
  I’m useless at cooking.
  Synonyms and related words
  Not effective or useful and not working correctly
  useless
  ineffective
  inefficient
3. 1c
  a part of your body or mind that is useless cannot be used because of an illness or injury
  Since the stroke, my left arm has been useless.
  Synonyms and related words
  Not effective or useful and not working correctly
  useless
  ineffective
  inefficient

phrases

be worse than useless

单词	useless
释义	useless adjective UK /ˈjuːsləs/ Other entries for this word be worse than useless phrase DEFINITIONS1 1 useless objects have no purpose or cannot do what they were designed to do This technology is useless if you can’t operate it. Why do you keep this completely useless umbrella? prove useless: Most of his inventions proved useless. Synonyms and related words Not effective or useful and not working correctly useless ineffective inefficient 1a useless activities are not effective in achieving the purpose that they were intended to achieve Will’s parents think acting is a useless profession. it’s useless trying to do something: It’s useless trying to talk to her because she never listens. Synonyms and related words Not effective or useful and not working correctly useless ineffective inefficient 1b if someone is useless, they are not any help to you or are not capable of achieving anything Don’t ask Geoff – he’s useless! useless at something (=very bad at it): I’m useless at cooking. Synonyms and related words Not effective or useful and not working correctly useless ineffective inefficient 1c a part of your body or mind that is useless cannot be used because of an illness or injury Since the stroke, my left arm has been useless. Synonyms and related words Not effective or useful and not working correctly useless ineffective inefficient phrases be worse than useless derived words uselessly adverb Synonyms and related words Not effective or useful and not working correctly useless ineffective inefficient uselessness noun Synonyms and related words Disadvantages disadvantage handicap limitation useless adjective US /ˈjusləs/ Other entries for this word be worse than useless phrase DEFINITIONS1 1 useless objects have no purpose or cannot do what they were designed to do This technology is useless if you can’t operate it. Why do you keep this completely useless umbrella? prove useless: Most of his inventions proved useless. Synonyms and related words Not effective or useful and not working correctly useless pointless ineffective 1a useless activities are not effective in achieving the purpose that they were intended to achieve Will’s parents think acting is a useless profession. it’s useless trying to do something: It’s useless trying to talk to her because she never listens. Synonyms and related words Not effective or useful and not working correctly useless pointless ineffective 1b offensiveif someone is useless, they are not any help to you or are not capable of achieving anything Don’t ask Jeff – he’s useless! useless at something (=very bad at it): I’m useless at cooking. Synonyms and related words Not effective or useful and not working correctly useless pointless ineffective 1c a part of your body or mind that is useless cannot be used because of an illness or injury Since the stroke, my left arm has been useless. Synonyms and related words Not effective or useful and not working correctly useless pointless ineffective phrases be worse than useless derived words uselessly adverb Synonyms and related words Not effective or useful and not working correctly useless pointless ineffective uselessness noun Synonyms and related words Disadvantages disadvantage handicap limitation
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