adj satadj.allserving no useful purpose; having no excuse for beingSynset:pointless purposeless senseless superfluous wasted
Examples:- otiose lines in a play
- advice is wasted words
- a pointless remark
- a life essentially purposeless
- senseless violence
Antonyms:valuable
Derivationally Related Form:pointlessnesspurposelessnesssenselessness
Inherited Hypernyms:otiose
Similar to:worthless
adj satadj.allproducing no result or effectSynset:futile ineffectual meaningless unavailing
Examples:- a futile effort
- the therapy was ineffectual
- an otiose undertaking
- an unavailing attempt
Antonyms:useful
Derivationally Related Form:ineffectualityineffectualnessfutility
Inherited Hypernyms:futile
Similar to:useless
adj satadj.alldisinclined to work or exertionSynset:faineant indolent lazy slothful work-shy
Examples:- faineant kings under whose rule the country languished
- an indolent hanger-on
- too lazy to wash the dishes
- shiftless idle youth
- slothful employees
- the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy
Antonyms:busy
Derivationally Related Form:lazinessfaineanceindolenceslothfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:faineant
Similar to:idle