Optional and Useless

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Optional adjective - Subject to one's freedom of choice.

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

Nearby Words: option, optionally

Useless adjective - Not capable of being put to use or account.

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

Nearby Words: use, useful, uselessly

Ellie promptly complains about how useless it is, and gives an optional objective to "find less atrociously sexist armor".

Source: Stripperiffic
A particularly humorous lampshade is hung in Space Quest VI: The Spinal Frontier, when Roger attempts to pick up an optional (and useless) 2x4 piece of wood.

Source: Hammerspace / Video Games
Gold: either king of metals (The Leader, Authority Equals Asskicking optional), or fancy but completely useless

Source: Metallic Motifs

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