1
as in futility
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2
as in pointlessness
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for uselessness
Noun
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For more than six long months in 2024, the place had been home to an abundance of pain; futility that defied belief or description.—
Andrew Carter,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025 -
However, this resolution does nothing to assuage the sense of futility and waste.—
Bartolomeo Sala,
The Dial,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The compositions prioritize headspace for the sky to take over the frame during exterior shots, communicating Rico’s feeling of insignificance against the immensity of what burdens him.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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Without that, you'd be relegated to insignificance.—
John Mac Ghlionn,
Newsweek,
13 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The whole sketch blended melodrama with inanity to great effect.—
Esther Zuckerman,
The Atlantic,
9 Mar. 2025
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This column started out as The Week in Stupid, a roundup of the jaw-dropping inanities of the last seven days.—
Pat Beall,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2025
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“Uselessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uselessness. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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