I need similes for the word "useless"?

Question

and i need them fast!!! lol, I am rewriting a paper for someone ('cause I'm THE nicest person in the world ;P) and i am totally running out of steam!!!!

Here's the sentence: "Yes, the amount of knowledge a graduate has is important, but if he has no idea how to use that wealth of information, he is useless, like..."

the only ones i can think of are crude!!! :) thank you, answer community!!!! *muah*

Answer 1

Usually, I'm good at crude, but for you Bonnie (because I like your name), I'll clean up.



As useless as

...an Alaskan beer cooler.

...a screen door in a submarine.

...dehydrated water

...a used car guarantee

...wet gunpowder

...a camel with no hump.

...a couch potato with a remote control



I'm a SNAG (Sensitive New Age Guy), and an English teacher, so I want to edit your sentence to be more fluid and more gender inclusive.



"There is no doubt that graduates have acquired a wealth of theoretical knowledge, but without the ability to apply that wealth they are as useless as..."



Let's face it, female graduates who cannot apply knowledge are just as useless as males who cannot do so either.

Answer 2

She does need a SIMILE, not a synonym.



"He is useless, like..." indicates a simile.



Most of the ones that popped into my head were the same crude ones you probably thought of. LOL



My offers are:



He is useless, like a wooden nickel to a soda machine.

He is useless, like an empty pocket.

He is useless, like a bent penny lying in the gutter.

He is useless, like an expired credit card.

He is useless, like a balloon without air.



I know these aren't great, but you might try to stick with money similes, since you talk about the "amount" of knowledge and "wealth" of information.

Answer 3

a shade tree without leaves



a colander without holes



a car without tires



a pen without ink



(that's all I can think of at the moment!)

Answer 4

I think the point is that he potentially has the resources, but he doesn't know what to do with them. So...



"...like a monkey with a credit card"

Answer 5

like an umbrella in a dry spell.

Answer 6

id rewrite the sentence to read

"but if he has no idea how to use that wealth of information, that knowledge is worthless"



calling a graduate useless...now thats crude ;)

Answer 7

Neil Pert with no arms( or drums)



Maybe you guys shouldn't answer if you can't tell the difference between a synonym and simile



Simile-Comparison of two unlike objects connected by the word "like" or "as"



ex: The tire hissed like a snake when i pulled the nail out



Also you could use a metaphor such as



"the flaccid penis of an educational system we in the US have"

Answer 8

a cadaver, if your not a necropheliac.

xD

Answer 9

like a sack of potatoes!!!!







hope i helped :)

Answer 10

Metaphor: He replaced into prejudiced against her the way a infant in simple terms is prevalent together with his first haircut will someway harm him. Simile: She had an keen prejudice like the white sheeted adult men till now a flaming circulate.

Answer 11

Synonym For Simile

Answer 12

Wow! A lot of these people totally don't get your question!



Problem is that I can't think of anything good, but I'll suggest you look for something that relates to education or school, like



useless as a pen without ink

useless as a library with no books



(these are terrible, but maybe if you narrow it down like that someone will come up with something.)

Answer 13

George Bush.

Answer 14

below are a few examples of similies you can use.





Yes, the amount of knowledge a graduate has is important, but if he has no idea how to use that wealth of information, he is useless, like the limb of a corpse.





Yes, the amount of knowledge a graduate has is important, but if he has no idea how to use that wealth of information, he is useless, like a key to a lockless door.





Yes, the amount of knowledge a graduate has is important, but if he has no idea how to use that wealth of information, he is useless, like an unloaded gun.







Yes, the amount of knowledge a graduate has is important, but if he has no idea how to use that wealth of information, he is useless, like a car with without wheels (or gas, your choice).





Yes, the amount of knowledge a graduate has is important, but if he has no idea how to use that wealth of information, he is useless, like a crutch to a paraplegic.





Yes, the amount of knowledge a graduate has is important, but if he has no idea how to use that wealth of information, he is useless, like a broken alarm clock.







Yes, the amount of knowledge a graduate has is important, but if he has no idea how to use that wealth of information, he is useless, like deoderant to a hippie. (lol)







that's all i have for now. hope this helps.

Answer 15

Main Entry: useless

Part of Speech: adjective

Definition: not of use

Synonyms: abortive, bootless, counterproductive, disadvantageous, dysfunctional, expendable, feckless, fruitless, futile, good-for-nothing*, hopeless, idle, impracticable, impractical, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, inoperative, inutile, meaningless, no good, nonfunctional, pointless, profitless, purposeless, scrap, stupid*, unavailable, unavailing, unfunctional, unproductive, unprofitable, unpurposed, unusable, unworkable, vain, valueless, waste, weak, worthless

Antonyms: helpful, usable, useful, valuable

Answer 16

Ineffective

futile

inadequate

Answer 17

useless as a car with no engine

Answer 18

abortive, bootless, counterproductive, disadvantageous, dysfunctional, expendable, feckless, fruitless, futile, good-for-nothing*, hopeless, idle, impracticable, impractical, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, inoperative, inutile, meaningless, no good, nonfunctional, pointless, profitless, purposeless, scrap, stupid*, unavailable, unavailing, unfunctional, unproductive, unprofitable, unpurposed, unusable, unworkable, vain, valueless, waste, weak, worthless

Answer 19

thesaurus.com:



abortive, bootless, counterproductive, disadvantageous, dysfunctional, expendable, feckless, fruitless, futile, good-for-nothing*, hopeless, idle, impracticable, impractical, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, inoperative, inutile, meaningless, no good, nonfunctional, pointless, profitless, purposeless, scrap, stupid*, unavailable, unavailing, unfunctional, unproductive, unprofitable, unpurposed, unusable, unworkable, vain, valueless, waste, weak, worthless

Answer 20

worthless

waste-of- space

good for nothing

ineffective

of no use

hopeless

futile

Answer 21

Unsuitable maybe?

Answer 22

futile, unworkable, impractical, impractible, ineffective, nonfunctional

Answer 23

futile, ineffectual, worthless, ineffective, of no use, etc

Answer 24

bushdick, cheney, rice, rumsfeld, republican party

Answer 25

first of all, you want SYNONYMS not similies.



innefective

hopeless

of no use

a waste of time

futile

ineffectual

inadequete

worthless.

Answer 26

I think u mean synonym.



futile, has no use, pointless, waste

Answer 27

pointless

without use

helpless

not useful



sorry i can't do better than that...

Answer 28

incompetent, worthless,invaluable,

Answer 29

worthless

Answer 30

unsuitable

Answer 31

unuseful

Answer 32

un helpful

Answer 33

Good Grief!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 34

worthless

unworthy.

Answer 35

id say.... "he is worthless"

ye-uh

:DD