| Main Entry: | useless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working; not valuable |
Synonyms: |
abortive, bootless, counterproductive, disadvantageous, dysfunctional, expendable, feckless, fruitless, futile, good-for-nothing, hopeless, idle, impracticable, impractical, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, inoperative, inutile, meaningless, no good, nonfunctional, of no use, pointless, profitless, purposeless, scrap, stupid*, unavailable, unavailing, unfunctional, unproductive, unprofitable, unpurposed, unusuable, unworkable, vain, valueless, waste, weak, worthless |
Antonyms: |
helpful, usable, useful, valuable, working, worthwhile |
| Main Entry: | abortive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | failing to achieve a goal |
Synonyms: |
failed, failing, fruitless, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, miscarried, unavailing, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, vain, worthless |
Antonyms: |
complete, consummated, effectual, efficient, fruitful, productive, successful |
| Main Entry: | barren |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unprofitable |
Synonyms: |
dull, flat, fruitless, futile, lackluster, profitless, stale, uninspiring, unproductive, unrewarding, useless, vain, vapid |
Antonyms: |
developing, growing, productive, profitable |
| Main Entry: | crappy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | poor |
Synonyms: |
cheap, inferior, junky, lousy, shoddy, sub-par, trashy, useless, worthless |
| Main Entry: | crummy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lousy |
Synonyms: |
cheap, contemptible, crappy*, grotty, inferior, miserable, pathetic, poor, rotten, second-rate, shabby, sub-par, third-rate, useless, worthless |
| Main Entry: | dead |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working |
Synonyms: |
barren, bygone, defunct, departed, exhausted, extinct, gone, inactive, inoperable, inoperative, lost, obsolete, spent, stagnant, sterile, still, tired, unemployed, unprofitable, useless, vanished, wearied, worn, worn out |
Antonyms: |
active, alive, animate, animated, live, operative, working |
| Main Entry: | desperate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeless |
Synonyms: |
at end of one's rope, back to the wall, can't win, dead duck, despairing, despondent, desponding, downcast, forlorn, futile, gone*, goner, hard up, in the soup, in the toilet, inconsolable, irrecoverable, irremediable, irretrievable, no-chance, no-way, no-win, running out of time, sad, sunk, up against it, up the creek, useless, vain, wretched |
Antonyms: |
hopeful |
| Main Entry: | dispensable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not necessary; able to be thrown away |
Synonyms: |
disposable, excessive, expendable, minor, needless, nonessential, removable, superfluous, trivial, unimportant, unnecessary, unrequired, useless |
Antonyms: |
indispensable, irreplaceable, necessary, needed, useful |
| Main Entry: | dissatisfactory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsatisfactory |
Synonyms: |
bad, damaged, deficient, disappointing, displeasing, distressing, inadequate, insufficient, junky, lame, mediocre, no good, not satisfying, not up to par, offensive, poor, rotten, unacceptable, unsatisfying, unsuitable, unworthy, useless |
| Main Entry: | feckless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | without purpose |
Synonyms: |
aimless, carefree, careless, feeble, fustian, futile, good-for-nothing, hopeless, incautious, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, irresponsible, meaningless, reckless, shiftless, uncareful, useless, weak, wild, worthless |
| Notes: | feckless means ineffective or having no real worth or purpose; reckless means marked by unthinking boldness or with defiant disregard for danger or consequences |
Antonyms: |
competent, effective, effectual, efficient, purposeful, responsible, strong, useful |