Hackneyed vs Useless - What's the difference?
hackneyed | useless |
Repeated too often.
(hackney)
Without use or possibility to be used.
Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
(pejorative, of a person) good-for-nothing; not dependable.
(colloquial, of a person) unable to do well at a particular task or thing. Useless is mildly insulting.
As adjectives the difference between hackneyed and useless
is that hackneyed is repeated too often while useless is without use or possibility to be used.As a verb hackneyed
is (hackney).hackneyed
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The sermon was full of hackneyed phrases and platitudes.
Synonyms
* banal, commonplace, , shopworn, stock, threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, unoriginal, well-worn * See alsoVerb
(head)useless
English
Adjective
(en-adj)- This fork has prongs that are bent. It's useless now.
- I think it's useless to keep this discussion going. It's like talking to a wall.
- I tried my best to make him quit smoking, but my efforts were useless . He now smokes six packs a day.
- Bill never mows the lawn, takes out the trash or anything. He's useless , but I love him anyways.
- My brother is useless at most computer games, but he is an awesome PS2 player.
- Why do you keep trying? You're obviously useless at it.