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futile

Entry Word:: futile
Function:: adjective

Text: producing no results<the prison is so well guarded that all attempts to escape have been futile>Synonymsabortive, bootless, empty, fruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, unavailing, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vainRelated Wordshollow, idle, meaningless, pointless, worthless; hopeless, impossible; inadequate, insufficientPhrasesin vain, of no availNear Antonymsmeaningful, worthwhile; adequate, sufficientAntonymseffective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, productive, profitable, successful

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