Practical and Useless

Practical

Practical adjective - Capable of being put to use or account.
Usage example: she has some practical information on sightseeing in San Francisco

Useless is an antonym for practical in topics: feasible, experienced, realistic, impractical.

Useless

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

Practical is an antonym for useless in useful topic.

Nearby Words: use, useful, uselessly

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / It Can't Happen Here Institutions of higher learning have been evicerated, and the remaining schools only teach practical or useless classes, meaning that much of the populace is ignorant of history, literature, and civics.
  • Institutions of higher learning have been eviscerated, and the remaining schools only teach practical or useless classes, meaning that much of the populace is ignorant of history, literature, and civics.
    Source: Book Dumb
  • Useless Accessory The vast majority of it has no practical function aside from telling everyone around you how much money you have to spend on pretty but useless trinkets.
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