Definition of USELESS

useless

Meanings

Adjective

  • having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
    • "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"
    • "she is useless in an emergency"

Adj

  • Without use or possibility to be used.
  • Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
  • Good-for-nothing; not dependable.
  • Unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.

Origin / Etymology

From use + -less.

Synonyms

good-for-nothing, unskillful, unusable, unutilizable

Antonyms

skillful, useful

Scrabble Score: 7

useless is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
useless is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
useless is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

useless is a valid Words With Friends word