| ADJECTIVE | all | futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing, meaningless | producing no result or effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | futile, bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain | unproductive of success |
| Sounds | fyuw'tahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | producing no result or effect. | |
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| Example | "a futile effort" | |
| Synonyms | ineffectual, otiose, unavailing, meaningless | |
| Broader | useless | Having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully |
| Spanish | fútil, incapaz, ineficaz, inepto, inútil, ocioso, vano | |
| Catalan | fútil, incapaç, ineficaç, inepte, inútil, va | |
| Nouns | futility | uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result |
| Meaning | unproductive of success. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "futile years after her artistic peak" | |
| Synonyms | bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain | |
| Broader | unproductive | not producing or capable of producing |
| Spanish | incapaz, ineficaz, inepto, inútil, vano | |
| Catalan | incapaç, ineficaç, inepte, infructuós, inútil, va | |
| Adverbs | futilely | in a futile and unproductive manner |
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