futile
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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…. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Word of the Week: March 17-21
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.
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