What is the meaning of futile?

adjective

  • Producing no result or effect.
    • usage: "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
  • Unproductive of success.
    • usage: "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
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APAWordNet. (2010). futile. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/futile/definitions/1174673
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "futile" http://smartdefine.org/futile/definitions/1174673 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, futile, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/futile/definitions/1174673>.
MLAWordNet. "futile" 23 October 2010. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/futile/definitions/1174673>
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