| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | a burden | something that hinders or weighs down |
| 2. | a drag | something that holds you back |
| 3. | a lemon | a defective, disappointing item |
| 4. | a lost cause | impossible to improve or fix |
| 5. | a waste | not worth the time or effort |
| 6. | a write-off | not worth saving or using |
| 7. | abortive | failing to produce the intended result |
| 8. | absurd | wildly unreasonable; pointless |
| 9. | baggage | a burden; not helpful |
| 10. | ballast | unneeded weight; no benefit |
| 11. | banal | so dull as to be useless |
| 12. | broken | not working properly |
| 13. | cheap | low quality; not effective |
| 14. | counterproductive | having the opposite of intended effect |
| 15. | crummy | poor in quality |
| 16. | dead | no longer working or active |
| 17. | deadwood | useless people or things |
| 18. | defective | having a fault; not working |
| 19. | doomed | certain to fail |
| 20. | dud | something that fails to work |
| 21. | dumb | foolish; not useful |
| 22. | empty | lacking meaning or value |
| 23. | extraneous | irrelevant; not needed |
| 24. | faulty | not working correctly |
| 25. | feckless | ineffective and irresponsible |
| 26. | flimsy | weak and not useful |
| 27. | for naught | without result or benefit |
| 28. | fruitless | producing no results |
| 29. | futile | incapable of producing results |
| 30. | good-for-nothing | of no use or value |
| 31. | gratuitous | unnecessary and uncalled for |
| 32. | hackneyed | overused; lacking impact |
| 33. | helpless | unable to do anything useful |
| 34. | hollow | lacking real value or meaning |
| 35. | hopeless | unlikely to succeed or improve |
| 36. | idiotic | extremely foolish or pointless |
| 37. | impractical | not workable in practice |
| 38. | ineffective | not producing the desired result |
| 39. | ineffectual | not effective; lacking impact |
| 40. | inefficacious | not producing the desired effect |
| 41. | inferior | lower in quality or value |
| 42. | inoperable | not functioning or working |
| 43. | inoperative | not in working order |
| 44. | laughable | so bad it’s funny |
| 45. | lousy | very bad or poor |
| 46. | low-grade | of poor quality |
| 47. | malfunctioning | not operating as intended |
| 48. | marginal | small and of little value |
| 49. | meager | too small to be useful |
| 50. | meaningless | without meaning or purpose |
| 51. | measly | contemptibly small or inadequate |
| 52. | minor | not important; of little use |
| 53. | miserable | very poor in quality |
| 54. | misguided | based on bad judgment; unhelpful |
| 55. | needless | not needed; pointless |
| 56. | negligible | so small as to be unimportant |
| 57. | nominal | in name only; not real |
| 58. | nonfunctional | not working or operating |
| 59. | nonsensical | not making sense; pointless |
| 60. | obsolete | out of date; no longer useful |
| 61. | outdated | no longer current or useful |
| 62. | outmoded | old-fashioned; no longer useful |
| 63. | paltry | small or inadequate in value |
| 64. | pathetic | pitifully inadequate or weak |
| 65. | pitiful | very poor; deserving pity |
| 66. | played out | no longer effective or relevant |
| 67. | pointless | having no purpose or meaning |
| 68. | powerless | unable to produce an effect |
| 69. | puny | small and ineffective |
| 70. | redundant | no longer needed or useful |
| 71. | ridiculous | deserving mockery; pointless |
| 72. | scant | not enough to be useful |
| 73. | second-rate | not of the best quality |
| 74. | senseless | lacking sense or purpose |
| 75. | shoddy | badly made or done |
| 76. | skimpy | insufficient; not adequate |
| 77. | slipshod | careless and of poor quality |
| 78. | sorry | poor in quality or value |
| 79. | substandard | below an acceptable standard |
| 80. | thin | lacking substance or strength |
| 81. | third-rate | very poor in quality |
| 82. | tired | overused; no longer effective |
| 83. | to no avail | without success or effect |
| 84. | token | having little practical value |
| 85. | trite | overused; lacking value |
| 86. | trivial | too small to matter |
| 87. | unavailing | not achieving the intended result |
| 88. | unfit | not suitable for a purpose |
| 89. | unhelpful | not providing help or benefit |
| 90. | unnecessary | not needed; serving no purpose |
| 91. | unproductive | not yielding results or output |
| 92. | unsuitable | not appropriate for the use |
| 93. | unusable | not able to be used |
| 94. | unworkable | not able to function |
| 95. | vacuous | empty of thought or meaning |
| 96. | vain | producing no useful result |
| 97. | weak | lacking strength or effectiveness |
| 98. | worn-out | used up; no longer useful |
| 99. | worthless | having no value or use |
| 100. | wretched | very poor or miserable |