All all-purpose antonyms
all-pur·pose
A a 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.