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Futility

//fjuːˈtɪlɪti//

Synonyms for "futility" (111 found)

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Noun(91 words)

failure madness lightness triviality inanity absurdity levity superficiality impotence incongruity foolishness infelicity unsuitability idleness frivolity ineptitude inappropriateness vicious circle shallowness fatuity

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vacuity ineffectuality hopelessness bankruptcy inexpedience nullity ineffectiveness pointlessness senselessness inaptitude slightness unfitness wrongness dead letter hollowness uselessness insignificance impossibility frivolousness vapidity slenderness silliness unseemliness worthlessness flimsiness unproductiveness nugacity meaninglessness untimeliness unfittingness invalidity unwiseness inexpediency aimlessness triflingness triteness unprofitability inadvisability unprofitableness otiosity tempest in a teapot purposelessness inefficacy unseasonableness ineffectualness fruitlessness fecklessness undesirability nonsensicality inopportuneness bootlessness unmeetness nonaccomplishment unfortunateness valuelessness trivialness profitlessness inefficaciousness inconveniency impoliticness impoliticalness phatic communion counterproductiveness unmeaningness counterproductivity unsuccessfulness unsuccess nonsuccess inexpectation successlessness unhopefulness

Noun, verb(2 words)

defeat inconvenience

Name, noun(2 words)

emptiness vanity

Phrase(1 words)

much ado about nothing

the absurd small hope mere noise empty sound unsignificancy ill success losing game not a prayer blank future bleak outlook no hope

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Noun, verb, slang(1 words)

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Intj, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, slang(1 words)

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