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All all-purpose antonyms

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adj all-purpose

  • disadvantageous — characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.
  • unskilled — of or relating to workers who lack technical training or skill.
  • unsuitable — not suitable; inappropriate; unfitting; unbecoming.
  • harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
  • hurtful — causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
  • injurious — harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
  • useless — of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing or futile: It is useless to reason with him.
  • worthless — without worth; of no use, importance, or value; good-for-nothing: a worthless person; a worthless contract.
  • impotent — not potent; lacking power or ability.
  • incapable — not capable.
  • unproductive — having the power of producing; generative; creative: a productive effort.
  • inappropriate — not appropriate; not proper or suitable: an inappropriate dress for the occasion.
  • inconvenient — not easily accessible or at hand: The phone is in an inconvenient place.
  • unsuited — appropriate: She is suited to such a job.
  • unacceptable — capable or worthy of being accepted.
  • bad — If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
  • disagreeable — contrary to one's taste or liking; unpleasant; offensive; repugnant.
  • misbehaving — to behave badly or improperly: The children misbehaved during our visit.
  • unhelpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
  • awkward — An awkward situation is embarrassing and difficult to deal with.
  • unhandy — not skillful in manual work: He's unhandy when it comes to fixing things around the house.
  • improper — not proper; not strictly belonging, applicable, correct, etc.; erroneous: He drew improper conclusions from the scant evidence.
  • unfitting — suitable or appropriate; proper or becoming.
  • unusable — available or convenient for use: 2000 square feet of usable office space.
  • unvaluable — having considerable monetary worth; costing or bringing a high price: a valuable painting; a valuable crop.
  • unable — lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: He was unable to swim.
  • dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
  • inept — without skill or aptitude for a particular task or assignment; maladroit: He is inept at mechanical tasks. She is inept at dealing with people.
  • untalented — having talent or special ability; gifted.
  • inflexible — not flexible; incapable of or resistant to being bent; rigid: an inflexible steel rod.
  • limited — confined within limits; restricted or circumscribed: a limited space; limited resources.
  • unadjustable — capable of being adjusted: adjustable seat belts.
  • similar — having a likeness or resemblance, especially in a general way: two similar houses.
  • same — identical with what is about to be or has just been mentioned: This street is the same one we were on yesterday.
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