What does futile mean in English? Meaning of futile definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "futile": producing no result or effect
Adjective
Meaning: producing no result or effectExample: a futile effort
the therapy was ineffectual
an otiose undertaking
an unavailing attemptSynonyms: futile
ineffectual
otiose
unavailingSimilar: uselessMeaning of "futile": unproductive of success
Adjective
Meaning: unproductive of successExample: a fruitless search
futile years after her artistic peak
a sleeveless errand
a vain attemptSynonyms: bootless
fruitless
futile
sleeveless
vainSimilar: unproductiveAdjective: Incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting. 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, The Celebrity: No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or […] . And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness. 1915, George A. Birmingham, Gossamer, chapterI: There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. […] Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place. 2011 December 15, Marc Higginson, “Shamrock Rovers 0-4 Tottenham”, BBC Sport: Goals from Steven Pienaar, Andros Townsend, Jermain Defoe and Harry Kane sealed the win, but Rubin Kazan's 1-1 draw against PAOK Salonika rendered Spurs' efforts futile.1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 4, The Celebrity: No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or […] . And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to take such holidays as I could get, when he was off with a girl, in a spirit of thankfulness.1915, George A. Birmingham, Gossamer, chapterI: There is an hour or two, after the passengers have embarked, which is disquieting and fussy. […] Stewards, carrying cabin trunks, swarm in the corridors. Passengers wander restlessly about or hurry, with futile energy, from place to place.2011 December 15, Marc Higginson, “Shamrock Rovers 0-4 Tottenham”, BBC Sport: Goals from Steven Pienaar, Andros Townsend, Jermain Defoe and Harry Kane sealed the win, but Rubin Kazan's 1-1 draw against PAOK Salonika rendered Spurs' efforts futile.Synonyms:
fruitless, worthless, impractical, ineffective, vain, insufficient, hollow, ineffectual, useless, unsuccessful, unproductive, unprofitable, trivial, abortive, barren, bootless, delusive, empty, exhausted, forlorn, idle, impracticable, nugatory, otiose, sterile, trifling, unavailing, unimportant, unneeded, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, valueless, in vain, no dice, on a treadmill, out the window, profitless, resultless, to no avail, to no effect, to no purpose, save one's breath,
Antonyms:
fruitful, productive, profitable, successful, useful, valuable, worthwhile, helpful, effective, hopeful,
