What are the opposite words for useful?
Antonyms are words that are opposite in meaning to a particular word. For the word "useful," the opposite or antonyms could be unhelpful, pointless, needless, impractical, worthless, and futile. These are words that suggest little or no benefit or value. An unhelpful item, for instance, could be something that is not designed to serve any particular purpose or something that fails to deliver on its purpose. While a pointless or futile effort is an effort that lacks a clear objective, making it a waste of time and resources. Therefore, understanding antonyms can help us better understand the value of certain words and their opposite meanings.
- hateful
- unsuccessful
- immaterial
-
meaningless
- doublespeak,
- hollow,
- meaningless,
- unmeaning,
- Unpurposed,
- doesn't cut it,
- doesnt cut it,
- doubletalk,
- more double talk,
- more double-talk,
- more doublespeak,
- more doubletalk,
- more nothing,
- more unmeaning,
- more unpurposed,
- most double talk,
- most double-talk,
- most doublespeak,
- most doubletalk,
- most nothing,
- most unmeaning,
- most unpurposed,
- un meaning,
- un purposed,
- un-meaning,
- un-purposed.
-
light
- featherweight,
- light-footed,
- sylphlike,
- Floatable,
- Gossamery,
- Imponderous,
- in substantial,
- in-substantial,
- light footed,
- more floatable,
- more gossamery,
- more imponderous,
- more light footed,
- more light-footed,
- more lightfooted,
- more sylphlike,
- more tissuelike,
- most floatable,
- most gossamery,
- most imponderous,
- most light footed,
- most light-footed,
- most lightfooted,
- most sylphlike,
- most tissuelike,
- tissuelike,
- un heavier,
- un heaviest,
- un heavy,
- un-heavier,
- un-heaviest,
- un-heavy,
- unheavier,
- unheaviest.
-
small
- bitty,
- mini,
- pint-sized,
- pocket-sized,
- runty,
- shrimp,
- shrimper,
- small-scale,
- Toyer,
- bittier,
- bittiest,
- more mini,
- more pint sized,
- more pint-sized,
- more pocket sized,
- most mini,
- most pint sized,
- most pint-sized,
- most pocket sized,
- most pocket-sized,
- most pocketsized,
- most small scale,
- most small-scale,
- pint sized,
- pocket sized,
- pocketsized,
- runtier,
- runtiest,
- shrimpest,
- small scale,
- smallscale,
- toyest,
- un-pretentious,
- under sized,
- under-sized.
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wicked
- amoral,
- low-down,
- unrighteous,
- wicked,
- lowdown,
- in corrigible,
- in decent,
- in tense,
- in tenser,
- in-corrigible,
- in-decent,
- in-tense,
- in-tenser,
- in-tensest,
- low down,
- more amoral,
- more low down,
- more low-down,
- more lowdown,
- more unrighteous,
- most amoral,
- most lowdown,
- most unrighteous,
- out standing,
- out-standing,
- pro fane,
- pro-fane,
- re probate,
- re-probate,
- un civilized,
- un conscionable,
- un ethical,
- un godlier,
- un godliest,
- un godly,
- un healthier,
- un healthiest,
- un healthy,
- un holier,
- un holiest,
- un holy,
- un pleasant,
- un principled,
- un sound,
- un sounder,
- un-civilized,
- un-conscionable,
- un-ethical,
- un-godlier,
- un-godliest,
- un-godly,
- un-healthiest,
- un-healthy,
- un-holier,
- un-holiest,
- un-holy,
- un-pleasant,
- un-principled,
- un-righteous,
- un-sound,
- un-sounder,
- un-soundest.
- unimportant
- unproductive
- failing
-
vain
- no-win,
- Shucker,
- unnotable,
- mis leading,
- mis-leading,
- more no win,
- more no-win,
- more nowin,
- more time wasting,
- more time-wasting,
- more timewasting,
- more unnotable,
- most no win,
- most no-win,
- most nowin,
- most time wasting,
- most time-wasting,
- most timewasting,
- most unnotable,
- not a prayer,
- not prayer,
- nowin,
- shuckest,
- time wasting,
- time-wasting,
- timewasting,
- un notable,
- un-notable.
- little
-
superfluous
- residuary,
- uncalledfor,
- in excess,
- in-ordinate,
- more residuary,
- over flowing,
- over much,
- over-flowing,
- pro fuse,
- pro-fuse,
- re maining,
- super abundant,
- super fluent,
- super fluenter,
- super fluentest,
- super numerary,
- super-abundant,
- super-fluent,
- super-fluenter,
- super-fluentest,
- super-numerary,
- superfluent,
- superfluenter,
- superfluentest,
- sur plusser,
- sur plussest,
- sur-plusser,
- sur-plussest,
- un asked,
- un wanted,
- un-asked,
- un-wanted.
- shallow
-
useless
- counterproductive,
- nonfunctional,
- scrapper,
- unfunctional,
- unusable,
- of no use,
- counter productive,
- counter-productive,
- dis advantageous,
- dis-advantageous,
- in utile,
- in-utile,
- more counterproductive,
- more impracticable,
- more nonfunctional,
- more unfunctional,
- more unusuable,
- most counterproductive,
- most nonfunctional,
- most unfunctional,
- most unusuable,
- no good,
- non functional,
- non-functional,
- scrappest,
- un functional,
- un workable,
- un-functional,
- un-workable,
- unusuable.
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few
- Unfrequent,
- scarcely any,
- few and far between,
- not too many,
- widely spaced,
- few far between,
- in considerable,
- in frequent,
- in-considerable,
- in-frequent,
- in-sufficient,
- more minority,
- more seldom,
- more semioccasional,
- more unfrequent,
- most minority,
- most seldom,
- most semioccasional,
- most straggling,
- most unfrequent,
- semi occasional,
- semi-occasional,
- semioccasional,
- un common,
- un commoner,
- un commonest,
- un frequent,
- un-common,
- un-commoner,
- un-frequent.
-
barren
- empty,
- impotent,
- sterile,
- uncultivable,
- unfertile,
- uninspiring,
- unrewarding,
- waste,
- Infecund,
- Unbearing,
- de sert,
- de solate,
- de-sert,
- de-solate,
- in fecund,
- in fertile,
- in-fecund,
- in-fertile,
- more infecund,
- more profitless,
- more unbearing,
- more uncultivable,
- more unfertile,
- more uninspiring,
- more unrewarding,
- most infecund,
- most profitless,
- most unbearing,
- most uncultivable,
- most unfertile,
- most uninspiring,
- most unrewarding,
- un bearing,
- un cultivable,
- un fertile,
- un fruitful,
- un rewarding,
- un-bearing,
- un-cultivable,
- un-fertile,
- un-fruitful,
- un-inspiring,
- un-rewarding,
- wastest.
-
effete
- overrefined,
- overripe,
- played out,
- unprolific,
- over-ripe,
- over-refined,
- de based,
- de cadent,
- de generate,
- de-based,
- de-cadent,
- de-generate,
- dis solute,
- dis-solute,
- far-gone,
- fargone,
- more declining,
- more enfeebled,
- more far gone,
- more fargone,
- more overrefined,
- more overripe,
- more unprolific,
- more vitiated,
- most declining,
- most enfeebled,
- most far gone,
- most far-gone,
- most fargone,
- most overripe,
- most unprolific,
- most vitiated,
- over refined,
- over ripe,
- un prolific,
- un-prolific,
- washed out,
- washedout.
- expendable
- feckless
- fine
-
minor
- second-string,
- small fry,
- below mark,
- below the mark,
- de pendent,
- de-pendent,
- more second string,
- more second-string,
- more secondstring,
- more small fry,
- more small-fry,
- more smallfry,
- more younger,
- most accessory,
- most second string,
- most second-string,
- most small fry,
- most small-fry,
- most smallfry,
- most younger,
- small time,
- small-fry,
- smallfry,
- sub ordinate,
- sub-ordinate,
- twobit.
- no-account
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petty
- nickel-and-dime,
- penny ante,
- piddling,
- scratcher,
- more nickel and dime,
- more nickel-and-dime,
- more peanut,
- more penny ante,
- more penny-ante,
- more pennyante,
- more pettifogging,
- most junior,
- most nickel and dime,
- most nickel-and-dime,
- most peanut,
- most penny ante,
- most penny-ante,
- most pennyante,
- most pettifogging,
- narrow minded,
- narrowminded,
- nickel and dime,
- penny-ante,
- pennyante,
- scratchest,
- small minded,
- smallminded.
- pointless
- secondary
-
troublesome
- Harassing,
- Infestive,
- dis quieting,
- dis-quieting,
- in convenient,
- in festive,
- in tractable,
- in-convenient,
- in-festive,
- in-tractable,
- more harassing,
- more infestive,
- more murder,
- more vexing,
- most harassing,
- most infestive,
- most murder,
- most vexing,
- un-governable,
- up hill,
- up setting,
- up-hill,
- up-setting.
- unprofitable
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unworthy
- undeserving,
- unmerited,
- not good enough,
- be neath,
- be-neath,
- de grading,
- de-grading,
- dis graceful,
- dis honorable,
- dis reputable,
- dis-graceful,
- dis-honorable,
- dis-reputable,
- in eligible,
- in excusable,
- in-eligible,
- in-excusable,
- more beneath,
- more undeserving,
- more unmerited,
- most beneath,
- most undeserving,
- most unmerited,
- nogood,
- not deserving,
- not fit,
- not worth,
- re prehensible,
- re-prehensible,
- un becoming,
- un befitting,
- un deserving,
- un merited,
- un seemlier,
- un seemliest,
- un seemly,
- un suitable,
- un worthier,
- un worthiest,
- un worthy,
- un-becoming,
- un-befitting,
- un-deserving,
- un-merited,
- un-seemlier,
- un-seemliest,
- un-suitable,
- un-worthier,
- un-worthiest,
- un-worthy.
- empty
- fruitless
- futile
-
incompetent
- unadapted,
- unequipped,
- Unhandy,
- unfitted,
- not equal to,
- unproficient,
- bushleague,
- dis qualified,
- dis-qualified,
- in adequate,
- in capable,
- in competent,
- in experienced,
- in expert,
- in-adequate,
- in-capable,
- in-competent,
- in-experienced,
- in-expert,
- more amateur,
- more disqualified,
- more unadapted,
- more unequipped,
- more unfitted,
- more unproficient,
- most amateur,
- most unadapted,
- most unequipped,
- not cut out for,
- not have it,
- out lunch,
- un adapted,
- un equipped,
- un fitted,
- un handier,
- un handiest,
- un handy,
- un initiated,
- un proficient,
- un qualified,
- un skilled,
- un trained,
- un-equipped,
- un-fit,
- un-fitted,
- un-handier,
- un-handy,
- un-proficient,
- un-qualified,
- un-skilled,
- un-trained,
- unhandier,
- unhandiest.
- inconsequential
- ineffective
- inefficient
- insignificant
-
irrelevant
- immaterial,
- out of place,
- not connected with,
- not germane,
- not pertaining to,
- off the point,
- off the topic,
- in appurtenant,
- in apropos,
- in apter,
- in consequent,
- in-appurtenant,
- in-apropos,
- in-apter,
- in-consequent,
- inappurtenant,
- inapropos,
- more garbage,
- more inappurtenant,
- most garbage,
- most inappurtenant,
- most inapropos,
- off point,
- off topic,
- out order,
- out place,
- out side,
- re-mote,
- un apter,
- un aptest,
- un related,
- un-apter,
- un-connected,
- un-related,
- without reference.
-
malicious
- uncool,
- beastlier,
- beastliest,
- ill-disposed,
- bad natured,
- bad-natured,
- badnatured,
- de spiteful,
- de-spiteful,
- evil minded,
- evilminded,
- greeneyed,
- ill disposed,
- illdisposed,
- more bad natured,
- more bad-natured,
- more cussed,
- more ill disposed,
- more ill-disposed,
- more illdisposed,
- more uncool,
- most bad natured,
- most bad-natured,
- most cussed,
- most ill disposed,
- most illdisposed,
- most uncool,
- un cool,
- un-cool.
- pathetic
-
purposeless
- goalless,
- motiveless,
- undirected,
- unhelpful,
- Designless,
- de signless,
- de-signless,
- in discriminate,
- in-discriminate,
- more designless,
- more drifting,
- more floundering,
- more goalless,
- more motiveless,
- more undirected,
- more unhelpful,
- most designless,
- most drifting,
- most floundering,
- most goalless,
- most motiveless,
- most undirected,
- most unhelpful,
- un directed,
- un helpful,
- un planned,
- un-directed,
- un-helpful,
- un-planned.
- slight
- trifling
- trivial
- unusable
- worthless
- ridiculous, senseless
- all
-
ineffective/ineffectual
- anticlimactic,
- defeasible,
- forceless,
- ineffective,
- invertebrate,
- anti climactic,
- anti-climactic,
- de feasible,
- de-feasible,
- in decisive,
- in effectual,
- in efficacious,
- in nocuous,
- in operative,
- in vertebrate,
- in-decisive,
- in-effectual,
- in-efficacious,
- in-nocuous,
- in-operative,
- in-vertebrate,
- more anticlimactic,
- more defeasible,
- more forceless,
- more ineffective,
- more invertebrate,
- more neutralized,
- most anticlimactic,
- most defeasible,
- most forceless,
- most invertebrate,
- most neutralized,
- null void,
- un abler,
- un ablest,
- un-abler,
- un-ablest.
- unable to support growth
- not necessary; able to be thrown away
- dispensable
- spoiled, exhausted
- not important
- without purpose
-
hardly any
- few.
-
discriminating, exact
- fine.
- bringing no advantage, product
- hopeless, pointless
- unskillful, unable
- not important; of no consequence
- not heavy
- insignificant, small
- sad, affecting
- trivial, insignificant
- useless, insignificant
- subordinate; less important
- tiny in size, quantity
- extra, unnecessary
- bothersome, worrisome
- of no real worth, value
- idle, nonproductive
- not profitable
- not of value
- beneficial, valuable
- not working; not valuable
-
futile, useless
- vain.
- of no use; without value
- Other relevant words
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Other antonyms
- fine,
- light,
- small,
- unpolluted.
Antonym of the day
most elbow-to-elbow
- Antonyms:
- deserted, empty, imprecise.
