In my dreams I found a little of the beauty I had vainly sought in life, and wandered through old gardens and enchanted woods.
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Vainly
/ˈveɪnli/
Synonyms for "vainly" (15 found)
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below the markbeside the point
Adverb(3 words)
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2 entriesadverbadverb of manner
More specific
4 entriesCollocations
5 entriesfought vainlyin vainlabors vainlyvainly attemptvainly hope
Inflections
2 entriesmore vainlymost vainly
Sample sentences
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Thrice round the neck with longing I essayed / to clasp the phantom in a wild delight; / thrice, vainly clasped, the visionary shade / mocked me embracing, and was lost to sight, / swift as a winged wind or slumber of the night.
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Morocco is vainly trying to consolidate its dominance in Western Sahara.
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She repeatedly tried to quit smoking, but vainly.
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