| Main Entry: | disobliging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rude, annoying |
Synonyms: |
awkward, disagreeable, discourteous, ill-disposed, ill-natured, unaccommodating, unamiable, uncivil, uncongenial, uncooperative, unhelpful, unpleasant |
Antonyms: |
accommodating, agreeable, civil, cooperative, courteous, mannered, mannerly, polite |
| Main Entry: | idle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worthless, ineffective |
Synonyms: |
abortive, bootless, empty, frivolous, fruitless, futile, groundless, hollow, insignificant, irrelevant, not serious, nugatory, of no avail, otiose, pointless, rambling, superficial, trivial, unavailing, unhelpful, unnecessary, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, vain |
| Notes: | idle means not in action or at work; idyll means a simple descriptive work, either in poetry or prose, dealing with simple, rustic life - or a lighthearted carefree episode or experience; idyllic means excellent and delightful in all respects |
Antonyms: |
effective, important, productive, worthwhile |
| Main Entry: | purposeless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useless, insignificant |
Synonyms: |
aimless, designless, desultory, drifting, empty, feckless, floundering, fustian, goalless, good-for-nothing, haphazard, hit-or-miss, indiscriminate, irregular, meaningless, motiveless, needless, nonsensical, pointless, purportless, random, senseless, uncalled for, undirected, unhelpful, unnecessary, unplanned, unprofitable, unpurposed, vacuous, wanton, worthless |
Antonyms: |
decided, deliberate, determined, planned, purposeful, significant, useful |
| Main Entry: | unprofitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useless |
Synonyms: |
fruitless, futile, hopeless, pointless, unhelpful, vain |
Antonyms: |
beneficial, helpful, useful, valuable |