| Main Entry: | futile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeless, pointless |
Synonyms: |
abortive, barren, bootless, delusive, empty, exhausted, forlorn, fruitless, hollow, idle, impracticable, impractical, in vain, ineffective, ineffectual, insufficient, no dice, nugatory, on a treadmill, otiose, out the window, profitless, resultless, save one's breath, sterile, to no avail, to no effect, to no purpose, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unneeded, unproductive, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, unsuccessful, useless, vain, valueless, worthless |
Antonyms: |
fruitful, hopeful, productive, profitable |
| Main Entry: | unavailing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | futile |
Synonyms: |
barren, empty, exhausted, fruitless, idle, impractical, in vain, ineffective, ineffectual, on a treadmill, save one's breath, to no avail, to no effect, to no purpose, trifling, trivial, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain, valueless, worthless |