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useless, a. unserviceable, futile, worthless, unavailing, bootless, ineffectual, null, nugatory, abortive.
uselessness, n. inutility, futility, unserviceableness.
usher, v. show to a seat; introduce, forerun, precede, herald, escort.
usual, a. ordinary, general, accustomed, conventional, prevailing, everyday. Antonyms: See unusual.
usually, adv. ordinarily, generally, customarily, commonly.
usurp, v. arrogate, seize, appropriate, accroach.
usurpation, n. arrogation, seizure, appropriation.
utility, n. usefulness. Antonym: inutility. a.s.sociated Words: utilitarian, utilitarianism, utilizable.
utilize, v. use, employ, exploit.
utmost, a. farthest out, extreme, last; greatest, maximum, uttermost.
Utopian, a. chimerical, visionary, fanciful, air-built.
utter, v. speak, p.r.o.nounce, express.
utter, a. complete, absolute, perfect; unconditional, unqualified, peremptory.
utterable, a. p.r.o.nounceable, expressible.
utterance, n. speech, articulation.
utterly, adv. entirely, completely, wholly, unconditionally, altogether.
uttermost, a. extreme, utmost, farthest.
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Vacancy, n. emptiness; s.p.a.ce, vacuum, chasm, gap; leisure, vacation, intermission.
vacant, a. empty, unfilled, void, uninhabited, untenanted; leisure, unemployed. Antonyms: full, filled, occupied.
vacate, v. empty, evacuate, resign, abdicate; annul, abrogate, invalidate.
vacation, n. evacuation, resignation, abdication; invalidation, abrogation; intermission, holidays, recess.
vaccinate, v. inoculate.
vaccination, n. inoculation (with the cowpox).
vacillate, v. fluctuate, waver, veer, oscillate, whiffle.
vacillating, a. irresolute, changeable, wavering, undecided, inconstant.
vacillation, n. fluctuation, indecision, changeableness, oscillation, irresolution, inconstancy.
vagabond, n. vagrant, tramp, mendicant, beggar; rascal, rogue, scamp, knave.
vagabond, a. vagrant, wandering, nomadic, landloping.
vagabondage, n. vagrancy, vagabondism, nomadism.
vagary, n. whim, caprice, fancy, freak, whimsey, humor.
vagrancy, n. vagabondage.
vagrant, n. tramp; beggar, vagabond, rascal.--a. wandering, nomadic, vagabond.
vague, a. indefinite, ambiguous, obscure, uncertain, groundless, hazy, indistinct.
vagueness, n. indefiniteness, ambiguity, obscurity, uncertainty.
vain, a. conceited, arrogant, egotistical, overweening, vainglorious; nugatory, fruitless, ineffectual, frustrate, unavailing, bootless, futile, abortive, ineffective, empty; delusive, chimerical, unsatisfying, unsubstantial, deceitful.
vainglorious, a. boastful, pretentious, a.s.suming, arrogant, conceited, overweening.
vainglory, n. vanity, boasting, gasconade.
vale, n. dell, valley, dale, dingle.
valiant, a. See brave.
valid, a. cogent, logical, justifiable, efficacious, well-grounded.
Antonyms: See invalid.
validity, n. strength, cogency, soundness, force. Antonym: invalidity.
valise, n. portmanteau, satchel, gripsack.
valley, n. vale, hollow, bottom, dale, ravine, dingle, glen, clough, dell.
valor, n. See bravery.
valuable, a. costly, precious, rare, expensive; esteemed, worthy; serviceable, useful.
valuable, n. treasure.
