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Antonyms for uselessness
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : yoos-lis |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈyus lɪs |
Definition of uselessness
Origin :- 1590s, from use (n.) + -less. Related: Uselessly; uselessness.
- noun futility
- noun ineffectuality
- Only last summer taught me the uselessness of an extra pair of trousers.
- Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
- Hrunting is bewitched, laid under a spell of uselessness, along with all other swords.
- Extract from : « Beowulf » by Anonymous
- But he stopped, realizing the uselessness of such an explanation.
- Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
- The uselessness of philosophers is explained by the circumstance that mankind will not use them.
- Extract from : « The Republic » by Plato
- And as he thought of the uselessness of it he laughed bitterly to himself.
- Extract from : « The Night Riders » by Ridgwell Cullum
- Mr. Rogers himself could see the uselessness of the endeavor.
- Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
- Our hero spoke in so decided a tone that he understood the uselessness of the attempt.
- Extract from : « The Young Miner » by Horatio Alger, Jr.
- His vocabulary sighed as if admitting defeat and uselessness.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- Clarence felt the uselessness of further parley, and rode away.
- Extract from : « Susy, A Story of the Plains » by Bret Harte
- Roosevelt laughed at that, and said no more concerning the uselessness of his existence.
- Extract from : « Roosevelt in the Bad Lands » by H. Hagedorn.
Synonyms for uselessness
- bootlessness
- emptiness
- feebleness
- frivolousness
- fruitlessness
- helplessness
- hollowness
- idleness
- impotence
- inadequacy
- incapability
- ineffectiveness
- ineffectuality
- ineffectualness
- inefficacy
- infirmity
- meaninglessness
- pointlessness
- senselessness
- unavailingness
- unprofitableness
- vainness
- vanity
- worthlessness
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