Synonyms for uselessness
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Inutility
2. Pointlessness
pointlessness, futility, meaninglessness, ineptitude, purposelessness
Definitions
- n. 1
The state or quality of being useless.
Forms
- Plural
- uselessnesses → inutilities, pointlessnesses, futilities, meaninglessnesses…
Example sentences
- futility Tom was overcome with a sense of futility.
- pointlessness Amidst the chaos, he instantly realized the pointlessness of it all.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| uselessness | steady | |
| futility | steady | |
| pointlessness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 8 letters
- futility4
- 9 letters
- inutility
- 10 letters
- ineptitude4
- 12 letters
- unusefulness
- 13 letters
- pointlessness
- 15 letters
- meaninglessness, purposelessness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (futility4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- inutilité
- Italiano
- inutilità
- Español
- inutilidad
- Català
- inutilitat