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What does useless mean?

"Useless" has a few different meanings, all related to lack of value or purpose:

1. Lacking Value:

* Not serving any practical purpose: "This broken chair is useless."

* Not effective or helpful: "Your advice was useless in solving the problem."

* Not producing results: "All his efforts were useless."

2. Lacking Worth:

* Having no importance or significance: "The meeting was a useless waste of time."

* Not valuable or desirable: "He gave me a useless gift."

3. Lacking Skills or Ability:

* Incapable of performing a task: "He's completely useless at fixing things."

* Ineffective or incompetent: "The team was useless against their opponents."

It's important to consider the context when interpreting the word "useless." It can be used in a literal sense (like a broken tool) or in a more figurative sense (like a bad idea).

Synonyms:

* Worthless

* Pointless

* Ineffective

* Inefficient

* Futile

* Incompetent

* Unproductive

* Good-for-nothing

Antonyms:

* Useful

* Valuable

* Helpful

* Effective

* Competent

* Productive

* Necessary

* Important

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