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vainly
3
fruitlessly
3
unproductively
3
unsuccessfully(adverb, weakly, vainly, uselessly)
3
with no result
3
without result(expression, uselessness)
3
without success(expression, adjective, uselessness, adverb)
2
baulked(adjective, uselessness)
2
ineffectively
2
ineffectually(adverb, ineffectiveness)
2
needless
2
no avail(adjective, ineffectiveness, expression)
2
nugatory(adjective, uselessness, ineffectiveness)
2
powerless(adjective, uselessness)
2
to no avail(expression, adjective, uselessness)
2
to no purpose(expression, adjective, uselessness)
2
unprofitable(adjective, ineffectiveness)
2
with no success(expression, idiom)
2
worthless(adjective, uselessness, ineffectiveness)
1
abortive
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