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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
Because social platforms have not trained their detection models on sufficient non-English-language and non-Western data, much of the AI-fakes detection technology is still very shaky, if not useless, in the Global South and across the developing world.
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John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) suggested on Friday that returning to Washington would be all but useless.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
But having 10 power play opportunities also made the game somewhat useless.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
With her charger useless and the screen showing a dangerously low percentage, the reality sank in.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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John Wihbey, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025
House Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) suggested on Friday that returning to Washington would be all but useless.
—Zach Lachance, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2025
But having 10 power play opportunities also made the game somewhat useless.
—Arpon Basu, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
With her charger useless and the screen showing a dangerously low percentage, the reality sank in.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for useless
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If there’s a force majeure clause in the new rights contracts that allows the NBA’s media partners to temporarily halt running sportsbook ads when an unforeseeable event makes such airings impractical, it’s hidden under a tide of black ink.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Robots have become indispensable in environments where high radiation or structural complexity makes human intervention dangerous or impractical.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Understanding each other is futile.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The court fights all proved futile, however.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
23 Oct. 2025
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That said, while each companion’s abilities bring something to the table, they get downed by enemies a lot, which renders their abilities unusable until they can be revived.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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Photos taken immediately after the carpet removal show that the classroom was left in unusable condition, with a portion of the carpet remaining attached to the floor.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Mellon family foundation did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment, and attempts by the Times to reach Mellon were unsuccessful.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Oct. 2025
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This closeness causes gravitational instability that existing planetary formation models have suggested should result in an environment unsuitable for planet formation.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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They were placed there by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife after being deemed unsuitable for wild release.—
Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Useless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/useless. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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