Arrested and Useless

Arrested

Arrested adjective - Taken and held prisoner.

Useless and arrested are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Useless" instead an adjective "Arrested".

Nearby Words: arrest, arresting, arrester

Useless

Useless adjective - Not capable of being put to use or account.
Usage example: a garage full of useless junk

Arrested and useless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Arrested" instead an adjective "Useless".

Nearby Words: use, useful, uselessly

Both words in one sentence

  • Butt Monkey / Anime and Manga Getting thrown to the 'useless' trashcan, left behind in a stranded island, mistaken as a creeper and arrested, you name it, he's been there suffering.
  • Western Animation / Jem Police Are Useless: Both Eric and the Misfits belong in the slammer, but they are never arrested since Eric has lawyers and Pizzazz has money.
  • Film / Spotlight Police Are Useless: The Boston police were well aware of what was going on, but they couldn't do much because the DA always refused to prosecute the priests they arrested.
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