useless

/ˈjuːs.ləs/
adj 4

Collocations

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1

(adj.) of no use

VERBS

be, feel, prove

His attempts to fix the broken computer felt completely useless after an hour of trying.

become

leave sth, make sth, render sth

The heavy rain made the dirt road completely useless for driving.

reject sth as

The committee rejected his proposal as useless because it had no practical value.

ADV

bloody

This bloody useless printer has been broken for three weeks now.

absolutely, completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly

worse than

A broken umbrella is worse than useless when it rains heavily.

all but, almost, practically, virtually | largely | fairly, pretty

equally

Both solutions seemed equally useless when we tried to fix the broken printer.

PREP

as

My old phone is pretty useless as a camera these days.

for

These old batteries are useless for powering the remote control anymore.

in

My old laptop is completely useless in helping me finish this project quickly.

to

These old computer files are completely useless to anyone working on modern projects.

2

(adj.) weak/not successful

VERBS

be

ADV

bloody

This bloody useless printer keeps jamming every single time I try to print something important.

completely | pretty

PREP

at

My brother is completely useless at cooking, so we always order pizza when he visits.

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