uselessadjective
uk/ˈjuːs.ləs/us/ˈjuːs.ləs/B1 of no use; not working or not achieving what is needed:
Without fuel, the vehicles will become useless for moving supplies.
[ + to infinitive ] It's useless to speculate without more information.
mainly UK informal not at all good at doing something:
Don't ask me to add it up - I'm useless at maths.
She's very good at methodical work, but useless when there's a lot of pressure.
You're absolutely useless - can't you even go to the shops without getting lost!
More examples
- It's useless trying to convince her that she doesn't need to lose any weight.
- His books are full of repetition and useless information.
- This computer's bloody useless! It's always going wrong.
- The shelves were covered with ornaments and useless knick-knacks.
- For all her qualifications, she's still useless at the job.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Useless and futile
- a mug's game idiom
- adrift
- aimless
- airy-fairy
- be at a loose end idiom
- flaccid
- fool's errand
- for the hell of it idiom
- frivolous
- fruitless
- moon around
- motiveless
- negate
- no good idiom
- nugatory
- unwieldy
- use
- vain
- vainly
- what good is ... idiom
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uselessly
adverb uk/ˈjuːs.ləs.li/us/ˈjuːs.ləs.li/
His injured arm hung uselessly at his side.
uselessness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈjuːs.ləs.nəs/us/ˈjuːs.ləs.nəs/
They complained bitterly about the uselessness of their training.