The meaning of Useless

adjective

(of a task or undertaking) ineffectual; useless.

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Remonstrating with him seems ever to have been a bootless task

adjective

Not successful or effective

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I wasted many hours on this bootless search., it is bootless to argue with someone who refuses to l…

adjective

Failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.

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His fruitless attempts to publish poetry

adjective

Unsuccessful or not productive

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After months of fruitless negotiations with team owners, the city withdrew its offer to build a new…

adjective

Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

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A futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage

adjective

Achieving no result; not effective or successful

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The plane detoured north in a futile attempt to avoid the bad weather., a sense of futility and pow…

adjective

Feeling or causing despair.

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Jess looked at him in mute hopeless appeal

adjective

Without hope

Usage examples:

We tried to save the building, but it was a hopeless task (= it could not succeed).

adjective

Unable to take effective action; helpless or powerless.

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He was seized with an impotent anger

adjective

Lacking the power or ability to change or improve a situation

adjective

Not adapted for use or action; not sensible or realistic.

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Impractical high heels

adjective

Not effective or reasonable, or (of people) not able to provide effective or simple solutions

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An impractical plan, it’s impractical to buy things just because they’re on sale.

adjective

Not producing any significant or desired effect.

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An ineffectual campaign

adjective

Not able to produce good results

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An ineffectual teacher

adjective

Not producing the desired effect.

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Social conventions honed over thousands of years were suddenly inefficacious

adjective

Of no value or importance.

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A nugatory and pointless observation

adjective

Worth nothing or of little value

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A nugatory amount

adjective

Having little or no sense, use, or purpose.

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Speculating like this is a pointless exercise

adjective

Having no useful purpose

Usage examples:

A pointless argument, the trip seemed pointless.

noun

A financial gain, especially the difference between the amount earned and the amount spent in buying, operating, or producing something.

Usage examples:

Record pre-tax profits

verb

Obtain a financial advantage or benefit.

Usage examples:

The only people to profit from the episode were the lawyers

noun

Money that a business earns above what it costs to produce and sell goods and services

Usage examples:

[ u ] any profit made on the sale is taxable., [ c ] a lot of businesses are reaping huge profits.,…

adjective

Done or made with no discernible point or purpose.

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Purposeless vandalism

adjective

Achieving little or nothing; ineffective.

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Their efforts were unavailing

adjective

When an attempt to do something is unavailing, it is unsuccessful or has no positive effect

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Diplomatic efforts at peace-making have so far proved unavailing.

adjective

(of a business or activity) not yielding profit or financial gain.

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The mines became increasingly unprofitable

adjective

Not resulting in profit

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Unprofitable investments/businesses

adjective

Not making a profit

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An unprofitable business/company/store when the asian financial crisis hit, it shut 32 unprofitable…

adjective

Not fit to be used.

Usage examples:

The steps were overgrown and unusable

adjective

Something that is unusable cannot be used, especially because it is broken or not safe

Usage examples:

The normal supply of water has turned brown and unusable., the virus deletes files and corrupts ess…

adjective

Having or showing an excessively high opinion of one's appearance, abilities, or worth.

Usage examples:

Their flattery made him vain

adjective

Unsuccessful or useless; failing to achieve a purpose

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A vain attempt to avoid responsibility, employers clearly hoped that the workers would stay longer,…