no use
Without purpose or benefit
No use means pointless or futile—there's no benefit to be gained from an action.
It's no use trying to convince him.
The phrase often appears with pronouns: What's the use of arguing?
To have no use for something is to have no need of it, or figuratively, to dislike or dismiss it: I have no use for people who lie.
Incapable of producing results
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
- unavailingProducing no result
- pointlessLacking any purpose
ineffectual · purposeless · in vain · wasted · for nothing · hopeless · bootless · idle
Lacking power to achieve
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- inefficientPoor at using resources
- unsuccessfulNot achieving desired outcome
- impotentLacking power or efficacy
powerless · inadequate · inoperative · broken · defective · nonfunctional · kaput · defunct
Lacking significance or purpose
- senselessLacking reason or awareness
- needlessNot required
- unnecessaryNot essential or required
- redundantExceeding what's needed
superfluous · gratuitous · unwarranted · unjustified · purposeless · empty · hollow · trivial
Not wished for
- discardedGotten rid of
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- abandonedLeft behind completely
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
disposable · expendable · dispensable · unneeded · cast aside · thrown away · junk · trash
futile
Incapable of producing results
- vainExcessively proud or futile
- fruitlessProducing no useful outcome
- unavailingProducing no result
pointless · ineffectual · purposeless · in vain · wasted · for nothing · hopeless · bootless · idle · abortive
ineffective
Lacking power to achieve
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- inefficientPoor at using resources
- unsuccessfulNot achieving desired outcome
impotent · powerless · inadequate · inoperative · broken · defective · nonfunctional · kaput · defunct · out of order
meaningless
Lacking significance or purpose
- senselessLacking reason or awareness
- needlessNot required
- unnecessaryNot essential or required
redundant · superfluous · gratuitous · unwarranted · unjustified · purposeless · empty · hollow · trivial · insignificant
unwanted
Not wished for
surplus · disposable · expendable · dispensable · unneeded · cast aside · thrown away · junk · trash · scrap
no useworthwhile
Meriting effort or attention
useful · worth the effort · valuable · productive · fruitful
no useuseful
Serving a purpose
functional · serviceable · practical · operative · working