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Synonyms for uselessness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : yoos-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈyus lɪs |
Top 10 synonyms for uselessness
Définition 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.
Antonyms for uselessness
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