inutile
Serving no function
Inutile means useless or serving no purpose.
The word is rare in English, appearing mainly in literary or formal contexts where a writer wants something more elevated than useless: The committee's recommendations proved entirely inutile.
It carries a slight air of pretension or deliberate archaism.
Excessively proud or futile
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
- unavailingProducing no result
- hopelessBeyond possibility of success
bootless · nugatory · otiose · purposeless · abortive · ineffectual · unproductive · hollow
Lacking any value
- unserviceableNot fit for use
- nonfunctionalNot performing its purpose
- unusableUnfit for purpose
- inoperativeNot able to function
unworkable · valueless · unhelpful · inefficacious · dysfunctional · broken · defunct · kaput
Lacking strength or authority
- helplessUnable to act independently
- incapableLacking requisite ability
- weakLacking power or force
- feebleWeak and ineffective
ineffective · enfeebled · debilitated · enervated · toothless · hamstrung · emasculated · crippled
Not essential or required
- excessSurplus beyond need
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- extraneousNot pertinent or essential
gratuitous · dispensable · expendable · needless · unneeded · spare · supernumerary · supererogatory
vain
Excessively proud or futile
- pointlessLacking any purpose
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
- unavailingProducing no result
hopeless · bootless · nugatory · otiose · purposeless · abortive · ineffectual · unproductive · hollow · empty
worthless
Lacking any value
- unserviceableNot fit for use
- nonfunctionalNot performing its purpose
- unusableUnfit for purpose
inoperative · unworkable · valueless · unhelpful · inefficacious · dysfunctional · broken · defunct · kaput · dead
powerless
Lacking strength or authority
feeble · ineffective · enfeebled · debilitated · enervated · toothless · hamstrung · emasculated · crippled · paralyzed
unnecessary
Not essential or required
extraneous · gratuitous · dispensable · expendable · needless · unneeded · spare · supernumerary · supererogatory · de trop
inutileuseful
Serving a purpose
utile · helpful · functional · serviceable · practical
inutileefficient
Productive without waste
effective · productive · fruitful · constructive · operative