futile
adjectiveHow to pronounce futile:
Definition of futile:
- futile (adjective):
- producing no result or effect.
- useless or having no chance of success
- serving no useful purpose completely ineffective
Synonyms for futile:
abortive
barren
bootless
empty
forlorn
fruitless
hollow
impossible
in vain
inadequate
ineffective
ineffectual
inefficacious
insufficient
meaningless
nugatory
of no avail
otiose
pointless
profitless
sterile
to no avail
unavailing
unproductive
unprofitable
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Antonyms for futile:
able
abundant
accomplished
active
adequate
advantageous
advisable
alive
ambitious
applicable
appropriate
auspicious
beneficial
big
bright
busy
capable
carrying great weight
cogent
coherent
compelling
competent
complete
consequential
considerable
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- kidney
- beggared
- curbstone
- unlit
- Omar
- kneading
- foredoomed
- Solaine
- shinleaf
- rareness
- pesky
- gratis
- flickers
- geo
- tuffet
- conquest
- gloating
- sputtered
- favour
- askew
- timbre
- drowse
- bandore
- transport
- Segal
- protract
- for real
- mortals
- Garfield
- lacking
- model
- hoshea
- unblock
- menace
- abyss
- bang-bang
- thirteen
- tapping
- sober
- desert
- Button
- annoyed
- giggle
- marry
- curry
- victim
- upset
- nightmare
- lying
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