Futile Synonyms – WordHippo Thesaurus….What is another word for futile?

Words That Rhyme With “Futile” :

• 2 syllables: bluebill, bluegill, Bootle, brutal, dotal, fauteuil, footle, goutal, motile, nubile, rootle, rutile, shoebill, subtile, tootal, tootle, total, trotyl, utile.
• 3 syllables: acquittal, immotile, inutile, requital, subtotal, teetotal.
• 4 syllables:

1 : serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective efforts to convince him were futile. 2 : occupied with trifles : frivolous.

The definition of futile is something that won’t succeed or is unimportant. An example of futile is someone trying to stop a plane that has already left the ground. Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

adjective. incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.

1a : given to generous and cordial reception of guests a kind, hospitable people they are hospitable … : give a guest everything, and leave him free to do as he likes— Bram Stoker.

Antonyms: useful, utile, productive. Synonyms: senseless, ineffectual, bootless, work-shy, otiose, vain, purposeless, slothful, superfluous, unavailing, sleeveless, indolent, uneffective, faineant, pointless, wasted, unable, lazy, ineffective, fruitless.

Opposite of to isolate in or as if in quarantine. integrate. combine. desegregate.

Synonym Study In this page you can discover 71 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for futile, like: useless, pointless, not successful, vain, used, unprofitable, impracticable, fruitless, impractical, worthless and unavailing.

: not availing : futile, useless.

: one who contorts specifically : an acrobat able to twist the body into unusual postures. Other Words from contortionist Example Sentences Learn More About contortionist.

transitive verb. : to produce or result in as a benefit or advantage : gain His efforts availed him nothing. avail oneself of or less commonly avail of. : to make use of : to take advantage of They availed themselves of his services.

1 : in or into the middle of : surrounded by : among amid the crowd.

1. Take advantage of, benefit by. For example, To get a better mortgage, he availed himself of the employee credit union. [

1. to be of use, advantage, or value to; profit: All our efforts availed us little. 2. to be of use; have force or efficacy; serve; help: Nothing you do will avail. 3. to be of value or profit.

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1 : of very great weight. 2 : unwieldy or clumsy because of weight and size. 3 : oppressively or unpleasantly dull : lifeless ponderous prose.