Useful and Waste

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Useful adjective - Capable of being put to use or account.

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Waste is an antonym for useful.

Nearby Words: use, useless, used, usefulness, usefully

Waste adjective - Producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation.

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Useful is an antonym for waste.

Alchemists are often considered to waste their time on silly hobbies instead of useful innovations.

Source: Literature / The Black Magician Trilogy
This is occasionally useful, but usually a waste of explosives and a hazard to your troops.

Source: Video Game / Cannon Fodder
I Love Nuclear Power: Dave and Mike both develop useful mutations after swimming in toxic waste.

Source: Webcomic / College Roomies from Hell!!!

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