Collocations for useless - adj.
1. of no use
VERBS
be,
feel,
prove
Her efforts to avoid him proved useless.
Her efforts to avoid him proved useless.
become
leave sth, make sth, render sth
The condition rendered her legs virtually useless.
leave sth, make sth, render sth
The condition rendered her legs virtually useless.
ADVERB
absolutely,
completely,
entirely,
quite,
totally,
utterly,
wholly
(esp. BrE)
worse than
A computer program with too many icons is worse than useless.
worse than
A computer program with too many icons is worse than useless.
all but,
almost,
nearly,
practically,
virtually
largely, mostly
basically, essentially
fairly, pretty, rather
seemingly
equally
There are two manuals, both of them equally useless.
largely, mostly
basically, essentially
fairly, pretty, rather
seemingly
equally
There are two manuals, both of them equally useless.
PREPOSITION
as
A candle is practically useless as a light source.
A candle is practically useless as a light source.
for
The land is useless for cattle.
The land is useless for cattle.
in
This drug is useless in the treatment of patients with AIDS.
This drug is useless in the treatment of patients with AIDS.
to
The information was useless to him.
The information was useless to him.
2. (informal) weak/not successful
Useless is used with these nouns:
information, junk, waste
information, junk, waste