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unuseful

unuseful

5.2
Not able to do what is needed
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈjusfəl/
translation icon : inútil
  • Many instructions were unuseful and didn't help us fix the issue.

It removes the unuseful aspects of ourselves or of our tools or of a price and reveals pragmatic truth to us.

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Examples

  • The market weeds out unuseful things over time.

  • And it turns out that's not an unuseful thing to do.

  • But in fact you are, because you couldn't ignore that Saddam was also supported by the US during the years before being unuseful and mad.

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  • It removes the unuseful aspects of ourselves or of our tools or of a price and reveals pragmatic truth to us.

  • This old device is completely unuseful for modern tasks.

  • The feedback from that report was unuseful and didn't contribute anything valuable to the project.

Synonyms

useless
vsunuseful
550 1.0

Not able to do the job it is made for

is broader, including being unable to be used as well as lacking function
redundant
vsunuseful
49 5.1

More than needed and not useful because it repeats something

is about lacking usefulness or being unusable now, not primarily being extra
superfluous
vsunuseful
22 7.0

More than what is needed or useful

means lacking usefulness or being unable to be used, not merely excess
unproductive
vsunuseful
21 3.8

Not giving useful or wanted results

refers more simply to being without practical use or unable to be used
unusable
vsunuseful
16 2.3

Damaged or broken so it does not work

stresses general lack of usefulness rather than only physical inability
unneeded
vsunuseful
7 2.3

Not necessary or useful in a situation

refers to absence of usefulness or being unusable regardless of necessity
nonfunctional
vsunuseful
3 4.4

Not working or broken

also covers general lack of usefulness or inability to be used not only broken
as useful as a hole in the head
vsunuseful
  • Informal
9.8

Not helpful and not wanted in any situation

is neutral and literal, meaning simply not useful or not usable
unfunctional
vsunuseful
8.2

Not useful for everyday tasks

also applies to simple lack of usefulness or inability to be used
nonpurposive
vsunuseful
8.8

Not done with a clear aim or useful reason

focuses instead on lacking usefulness or practical suitability rather than intention

Antonyms

947 1.0

Helps you do practical tasks or solve a problem

How Useful

invaluable
75 4.1
useful
947 1.0
helpful
689 1.0
usable
64 2.3
unhelpful
17 3.0
unuseful
5.2

Surface Forms

unuseful positive

Morphology

unuseful = useful (transparent) = un + use + ful

The word 'unuseful' is transparently derived from 'useful' by adding the prefix 'un-', indicating negation.

Etymology

Unuseful starts with un- meaning 'not' and the rest is useful, from use meaning 'to use'. So unuseful simply means 'not useful' or not able to be used.