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The synonyms of “Futile” are: bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain, ineffectual, meaningless, otiose, unavailing, pointless
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “futile” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| bootless | Unproductive of success. Remonstrating with him seems ever to have been a bootless task. |
| fruitless | Failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless. A fruitless search. |
| ineffectual | Not producing an intended effect. The therapy was ineffectual. |
| meaningless | Producing no result or effect. Rules are meaningless to a child if they do not have a rationale. |
| otiose | Disinclined to work or exertion. There were occasions when I felt my efforts were rather otiose. |
| pointless | Having little or no sense, use, or purpose. A pointless remark. |
| sleeveless | Unproductive of success. A sleeveless errand. |
| unavailing | Achieving little or nothing; ineffective. Their efforts were unavailing. |
| vain | Unproductive of success. A vain attempt to tidy up the room. |
| abortive | (of an organ or organism) rudimentary; arrested in development. Abortive techniques. |
| barren | A barren tract or tracts of land. The barren fig tree. |
| bootless | (of a task or undertaking) ineffectual; useless. Remonstrating with him seems ever to have been a bootless task. |
| counterproductive | Having the opposite of the desired effect. Child experts fear the Executive s plans may prove counterproductive. |
| fruitless | (of a tree or plant) not producing fruit. A banana leaf from a fruitless palm. |
| incapable | Unable to do or achieve (something. Incapable of carrying a tune. |
| incompetence | Inability to do something successfully; ineptitude. Allegations of professional incompetence. |
| incompetent | An incompetent person. A forgetful and utterly incompetent assistant. |
| ineffective | Lacking in power or forcefulness. An ineffective teacher. |
| ineffectual | Lacking in power or forcefulness. An ineffectual ruler. |
| inept | Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse. The referee s inept handling of the match. |
| infertile | Incapable of reproducing. Barren and infertile soils. |
| infertility | Inability to conceive children or young. A couple undergoing infertility treatment. |
| interbreed | (of an animal) inbreed. Their energy and physique had been sapped by interbreeding. |
| invalid | A person made weak or disabled by illness or injury. She spent the rest of her life as an invalid. |
| nugatory | Useless or futile. The teacher shortages will render nugatory the hopes of implementing the new curriculum. |
| powerless | Lacking power. Troops were powerless to stop last night s shooting. |
| pregnant | Carrying developing offspring within the body or being about to produce new life. A silence pregnant with suspense. |
| stark | Physically strong or powerful. He came running back in stark terror. |
| sterile | (of a plant) not able to produce fruit or seeds. He found the fraternity s teachings sterile. |
| sterility | The quality or condition of being sterile. The disease can cause sterility in males. |
| stillborn | (of newborn infant) showing no signs of life at birth; not liveborn. The proposed wealth tax was stillborn. |
| trivia | Something of small importance. We fill our days with meaningless trivia. |
| unable | (usually followed by `to’) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how. The sun was unable to melt enough snow. |
| unavailing | Achieving little or nothing; ineffective. Their efforts were unavailing. |
| unfruitful | Not fruitful; not conducive to abundant production. Single trees are often unfruitful and mixed planting is desirable. |
| unproductive | Not producing desired results. Elimination of high cost or unproductive industries. |
| useless | Having no ability or skill in a specified activity or area. She is useless in an emergency. |
| vain | Producing no result; useless. A vain attempt. |
| wasteful | Laying waste. When wasteful war shall statues overturn. |
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