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lacking purpose or function, and unable to help in any way
- The broken watch was useless and couldn't tell time anymore.
- His outdated skills were useless in the modern job market.
- The expired medication was useless and had to be disposed of properly.
- The faulty map was useless for navigation and led us astray.
- His advice turned out to be useless and didn't solve the problem.
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(of a person) failing to provide meaningful help or value in a given situation
- Despite being the project leader, Mark was completely useless during the meeting and didn't contribute any ideas.
- She asked her brother to help assemble the furniture, but he turned out to be utterly useless and only got in the way.
- The consultant's advice was so generic and vague that it felt like hiring them was useless.
- Whenever there's an emergency, John panics and becomes useless to the rest of the team.
- I expected Sarah to help me solve the issue, but her lack of effort made her seem totally useless in that situation.
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incapable of serving any purpose or achieving a desired outcome
- Trying to grow tomatoes in this rocky soil is useless; nothing will thrive here.
- She made a useless attempt to convince her friends to join the party, but they had already made other plans.
- He kept pressing the broken remote control, but it was completely useless—it wouldn't turn the TV on.
- It's useless to try reasoning with someone who refuses to listen.