adjective
- Producing no result or effect.
- usage: "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
- synonyms: ineffectual, otiose, unavailing
- Unproductive of success.
- usage: "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
- synonyms: bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain
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