Capacity
Capacity noun - The physical or mental power to do something.
Usage example: not everyone has the capacity for learning higher math
Uselessness is an antonym for capacity.
Uselessness
Uselessness noun - The quality of having no practical use.
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Synonyms for Uselessness
Capacity is an antonym for uselessness.
Both words in one sentence
- Despite their current uselessness, lighthouses have been used as settings in modern and old stories, often in a scary capacity.
Source: Lighthouse Point
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Uselessness and Capacity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/capacity/uselessness
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