1. (adj) otiose, pointless, purposeless, senseless, superfluous, wasted
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
Synonyms: spare, gaunt, work-shy, supernumerary, diminished, unpointed, lazy, slothful, emaciated, pinched, surplus, cadaverous, superfluous, faineant, ineffectual, futile, mindless, witless, supererogatory, excess, redundant, nitwitted, wasted, insensible, haggard, senseless, purposeless, unavailing, reasonless, skeletal, pointless, atrophied, soft-witted, indolent, otiose, extra, bony, squandered
Antonyms: useful, utile, busy, valuable
2. (adj) futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing
producing no result or effect
Synonyms: senseless, ineffectual, bootless, work-shy, otiose, vain, purposeless, slothful, superfluous, unavailing, sleeveless, indolent, futile, uneffective, faineant, pointless, wasted, unable, lazy, ineffective, fruitless
Antonyms: valuable, useful, utile, busy
3. (adj) faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy
disinclined to work or exertion
Synonyms: indolent, otiose, superfluous, faineant, work-shy, wasted, purposeless, pointless, senseless, futile, unavailing, ineffectual, lazy, slothful
Antonyms: useful, utile, busy, valuable
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Synonyms for otiose 
