Futility

/fjuːˈtɪlɪti/

Synonyms for "futility" (121 found)

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More general

9 entries
abstract conceptclinical conceptconditionethics terminutilityphilosophical conceptstateunusefulnessuselessness

More specific

6 entries
absurdityfruitlessnesshopelessnessmedical futilitynihilismresuscitation futility

Collocations

6 entries
futility of effortfutility of policyfutility of strategymedical futilitymoral futilityperceived futility

Inflections

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Derivations

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Sample sentences

12 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The proof of the futility of harsh drug laws is this: in the country that has come down the hardest on drugs and drug users, spending billions of dollars in a decades-long war on drugs, there have never been so many drug addicts.

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Tom was overcome with a sense of futility.

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This is the worst snowstorm to hit England in 18 years. And for some the journey into work became an exercise in futility.

Source: tatoeba (12188776)

an exercise of futility

Source: wiktionary

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