All my haste was in vain.
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Vain
/veɪn/
Synonyms for "vain" (191 found)
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Closest matches (39)
Strong matches (57)
Related words (95)
overproudoverweeningpaltrypedanticpettypointlesspompousprofitlessproudpunyself-admiringself-advertisingself-applaudingself-approvingself-assumingself-complacentself-conceitedself-congratulatingself-congratulatoryself-content
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self-contentedself-delightingself-endearedself-esteemingself-flatteringself-gloriousself-gratulatingself-gratulatoryself-importantself-laudingself-lovingself-respectingself-satisfiedself-sufficientself-vauntingshallowsillyslenderslightsmugsnobbishspecioussterilestuck-upsuperficialthanklessthrasonicthrasonicaltriflingtritetrivialunavailableunavailingunbasedunfoundedungroundedunproductiveunprofitableunsuccessfulunsuccessfullyunsupportableunsupportedunsustainableunsustaineduntenableunwarranteduselessvacuousvaingloriousvainlyvaluelessvapidvaporingvauntingvoidwindywithout basiswithout foundationworthless
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(4 words)
Related word relations
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4 entriesMore specific
5 entriesCollocations
5 entriesempty vanityvain attemptvain effortvain hopevanity project
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
25 translations across 16 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- դատարկ adj (based on very little substance)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- bihudə adj (based on very little substance)
- boş adj (based on very little substance)
- nahaq adj (based on very little substance)
- puç adj (based on very little substance)
Bulgarian
2 entries- безсъдържателен adj (based on very little substance)
- празен adj (based on very little substance)
Catalan
1 entries- va adj (based on very little substance)
Danish
1 entries- overfladisk adj (based on very little substance)
Esperanto
1 entries- vanta adj (based on very little substance)
Finnish
1 entries- turha adj (based on very little substance)
French
1 entries- frivole adj (based on very little substance)
Georgian
3 entries- ამაო adj (based on very little substance)
- ფუჭი adj (based on very little substance)
- ცარიელი adj (based on very little substance)
Hindi
1 entries- तुच्छ adj (based on very little substance)
Hungarian
2 entries- alaptalan adj (based on very little substance)
- üres adj (based on very little substance)
Norwegian
1 entries- overfladisk adj (based on very little substance)
Portuguese
1 entries- vazio adj (based on very little substance)
Russian
2 entries- беспло́дный adj (based on very little substance)
- пусто́й adj (based on very little substance)
Sanskrit
1 entries- तुच्छ adj (based on very little substance)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- faoin adj (based on very little substance)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
We knocked at the door for five minutes, but in vain.
Source: tatoeba (23004)
All our efforts were in vain.
Source: tatoeba (23353)
All the doctor's efforts were in vain and the man soon died.
Source: tatoeba (28026)
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