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useless

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/ˈjuːsləs/ · u-se-less

not useful or beneficial; serving no purpose.

Meanings

adjectiveinformal

not useful or beneficial; serving no purpose.

تجارت یا فائدے کے لائق نہیں؛ بے فائدہ.

بے کار

be kar

Synonyms

pointlessineffectivevaluelessبے فائدہبے مقصدلاپرواہ

Antonyms

usefulbeneficialhelpfulکارآمدفائدہ مندمددگار

Common Collocations

  • useless advice
  • useless information
  • useless effort

Example Sentences

His efforts were useless in trying to convince her.

اس کی کوششیں اسے قائل کرنے میں بے کار رہیں۔

Us ki koshishain use qail karne mein be kar rahein.

The tool turned out to be useless for the task.

یہ اوزار اس کام کے لیے بے کار ثابت ہوا۔

Yeh aizaaz is kaam ke liye be kar saabit hua.

She felt her comments were useless in the discussion.

اسے محسوس ہوا کہ اس کے تبصرے بحث میں بے فائدہ ہیں۔

Use mehsoos hua ke us ke tamsray behas mein befaida hain.

Easily Confused With

pointless:Pointless suggests a lack of purpose or meaning, while useless indicates a lack of utility.

Word Family

uselessness
nounبےکاریت

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of a broken tool that cannot be used for anything.

Imagine a rusty wrench that is unable to fix anything.

🗣️ Urdu Proverb

بیہودہ باتیں آتشیں ہیں۔

Bihuda baatein aatishain hain.

Futile talks are like fire.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Old English "useless" — without use

First known use: 15th century

The term 'useless' derives from the combination of 'use' and the suffix '-less,' indicating a lack of usefulness.