Futile
Worthless; unproductive; unsuccessful
adjectiveFutile
Worthless; unproductive; unsuccessful
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Imagine This
The farmer tried to make his farmland fertile by laying a layer of chicken manure on top of it, but it was blown away by the wind. The farmer’s attempt was unsuccessful.
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Sounds Like
FYOO-tyl
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Looks Like
Fertile
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Remember This
A constructor is very sad because he has only a few tiles left to finish his half-done project. It's worthless!
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Other Forms
Futilelyadverb
Futilitynoun
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Connect With
ineffectual, unproductive, fruitless, useless, vain
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Note
Futile often collocates with 'to' or 'in' followed by an infinitive (e.g., 'futile to try') and is frequently used in the phrase 'futile effort' or 'futile attempt'. It is easy to confuse with 'fruitful' (meaning productive); remember that futile means not producing useful results.