It isn't futile to go to university.
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Futile
/ˈfju.taɪl/
Synonyms for "futile" (201 found)
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insaneinsufficientinvalidkookylamelightloonymadmal a proposmalaproposmanquemaudlinmiscarriedmiscarryingmoronicnugaciousnugatorynuttyof no effectof no force
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otioseout of placeprofitlesssappyscrewysenselesssentimentalshallowsillyslenderslightsterilestickitstillbornstupidsuccesslesssuperficialthanklessthoughtlesstriflingtritetrivialunavailableunavailingunbefittingundesirableunfitunfittingunfortunateunhappyunmeetunproductiveunprofitableunsatisfactoryunseasonableunseemlyunsturdyunsuccessfulunsuitableuntimelyunwiseuselessvacuousvainvapidwackywetwindywitlessworthlesswrong
Adjective(12 words)
Adjective(16 words)
meaninglessotiosepointlesssisypheansleevelesssterile samplestultifyingunavailingunproductiveunpromisingunrewardinguselessuseless itemvainervainestwasteful practice
Noun(1 words)
more void
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4 entriesnegative evaluationpolicy critiquestrategic assessmentworthless quality
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6 entriesCollocations
6 entriesfutile attemptfutile effortfutile endeavorfutile gesturefutile hopefutile resistance
Inflections
2 entriesmore futilemost futile
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2 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
If one plants an oak, it is futile to hope to soon be able to take cover under its leaves.
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Your efforts are futile.
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Resistance is futile.
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