useless

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈjuːsləs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈjuslɪs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(yo̅o̅s′lis)

Collocations for "useless"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "useless" in context.

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useless

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
adj
  1. a useless [student, worker, employee]
  2. this [machine, car, upgrade] is useless!
  3. was a useless [journey, effort, attempt]
  4. a useless [bit, piece] of information
  5. this is a useless waste of (my) [time, money, energy]
  6. [taking the test, going to school] is useless
  7. seems useless to [me, everybody, anyone you ask]
  8. this (whole thing) is useless!
  9. you're useless!
  10. UK: I'm useless at [maths, computing, DIY]
  11. be [given, fed] useless [information, data]
  12. come out with useless [trivia, facts, details]
  13. would be useless to [moan, ask, complain, learn]
  14. it's useless to beg
  15. [completely, utterly, quite] useless
  16. is the most useless [upgrade, thing] ever
'useless' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
argument - article - cooking - deem - disregard - drunk - futile - geography - gimmick - idle - invention - junk - lumber - map - plan - random - reject - render - sailor - science - similarly - singing - sort - sum - totally - utterly - wade - weaving

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