6
fruitlessly(adverb, uselessly, unsuccessfully)
6
pointlessly(adverb, senselessly, uselessly, unsuccessfully)
5
uselessly(adverb, weakly, senselessly, vainly, uselessly)
5
vainly(adverb, falsely, senselessly, unsuccessfully, insincerely)
4
unsuccessfully(adverb, uselessly, unsuccessfully)
3
abortively(adverb, unsuccessfully)
3
ineffectively(adverb, uselessly, unsuccessfully)
3
ineffectually(adverb, uselessly, unsuccessfully)
3
vain
2
frivolously(adverb, pointlessly)
2
impractically(adverb, uselessly)
1
aimlessly
1
bootlessly
1
detrimentally(adverb, uselessly)
1
emptily
1
fecklessly
1
futile
1
hopelessly(adverb, senselessly, uselessly, unsuccessfully)
1
in vain
1
inadequately(adverb, uselessly)
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