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Collocations for useless - adj.

1. of no use

VERBS

be, feel, prove
Her efforts to avoid him proved useless.
become | leave sth, make sth, render sth
The condition rendered her legs virtually useless.
reject sth as
They rejected the designs as useless.

ADV.

bloody
(taboo)
absolutely, completely, entirely, quite, totally, utterly, wholly | worse than
A computer program with too many icons is worse than useless.
all but, almost, practically, virtually | largely | fairly, pretty | equally
There are two manuals, both of them equally useless.

PREP.

as
A candle is practically useless as a light source.
for
The land is useless for cattle.
in
This drug is useless in the treatment of patients with Aids.
to
The information was useless to him.

2. weak/not successful

VERBS

be

ADV.

bloody
(taboo)
completely | pretty

PREP.

at
I''m pretty useless at this job.

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