About The Word Futile
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Futile
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What's The Definition Of Futile?
[adj] unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
[adj] producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" Synonyms | Synonyms for Futile: bootless | fruitless | ineffectual | otiose | sleeveless | unavailing | unproductive | useless | vain Related Terms | Find terms related to Futile: abortive | absurd | airy | apish | asinine | bad | barren | batty | befooled | beguiled | besotted | bootless | brainless | buffoonish | catchpenny | cockeyed | counterproductive | crazy | credulous | daffy | daft | dazed | dizzy | doomed | doting | dumb | effete | empty | etiolated | failed | failing | fatuitous | fatuous | feckless | flaky | flimsy | fond | fool | foolheaded | foolish | foredoomed | fribble | fribbling | frivolous | frothy | fruitless | fuddled | gaga | goofy | gulled | hollow | idiotic | idle | ill-advised | ill-considered | ill-suited | ill-timed | imbecile | impolitic | impotent | improper | in vain | inadequate | inadvisable | inane | inappropriate | inapt | incongruous | ineffective | ineffectual | inefficacious | inefficient | inept | inexpedient | infatuated | infelicitous | inoperative | inopportune | insane | insufficient | invalid | kooky | lame | light | loony | mad | mal a propos | malapropos | manque | maudlin | miscarried | miscarrying | moronic | nugacious | nugatory | nutty | of no effect | of no force | otiose | out of place | profitless | sappy | screwy | senseless | sentimental | shallow | silly | slender | slight | sterile | stickit | stillborn | stupid | successless | superficial | thoughtless | trifling | trite | trivial | unavailable | unavailing | unbefitting | undesirable | unfit | unfitting | unfortunate | unhappy | unmeet | unproductive | unprofitable | unsatisfactory | unseasonable | unseemly | unsuccessful | unsuitable | untimely | unwise | useless | vacuous | vain | vapid | wacky | wet | windy | witless | worthless | wrong See Also | Futile In Webster's Dictionary \Fu"tile\ (?; 277), a. [L. futilis that easily pours out,
that easily lets loose, vain, worthless, from the root of
fundere to pour out: cf. F. futile. See {Fuse}, v. t.]
1. Talkative; loquacious; tattling. [Obs.]
Talkers and futile persons. --Bacon.
2. Of no importance; answering no useful end; useless; vain;
worthless. ``Futile theories.'' --I. Taylor.
His reasoning . . . was singularly futile.
--Macaulay.
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