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Word of the Week: March 17-21. Futile. FUTILE- adjective. Definition: producing no result or effect. Synonyms. Ineffectual Otiose Unavailing Useless. Antonyms. Fruitful Productive Profitable Valuable. Related forms. Futility (noun). In plain English….
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FUTILE- adjective Definition: producing no result or effect
Synonyms • Ineffectual • Otiose • Unavailing • Useless
Antonyms • Fruitful • Productive • Profitable • Valuable
Related forms • Futility (noun)
In plain English… • When something fails to deliver a useful result, you can call it futile. • (Hopefully all the time you're spending studying vocabulary won't turn out to be futile!)
FUTILITY in To Kill a Mockingbird • To most, it seemed futile for Atticus to defend Tom Robinson.