Yahoo Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    futile
    /ˈfjuːtʌɪl/

    adjective

    • 1. incapable of producing any useful result; pointless: "a futile attempt to keep fans from mounting the stage"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFUTILE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Futile means having no effect or achieving nothing. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and related words, and explore examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › futileFutile Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of FUTILE is serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective. How to use futile in a sentence. Did you know? Synonym Discussion of Futile.

  4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishfutile adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Futile means having no purpose because there is no chance of success. Learn how to use this adjective with synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and example sentences.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFUTILE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Futile means having no effect or achieving nothing. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts, see synonyms and antonyms, and explore related words and phrases.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › futileFutile - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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! Futile comes from the Latin futilis, which originally meant "leaky."

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFUTILE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Futile means having no effective result, unsuccessful, or pointless. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences, see synonyms, and compare with related words like vain, fruitless, and useless.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › futileFutile - definition of futile by The Free Dictionary

    Define futile. futile synonyms, futile pronunciation, futile translation, English dictionary definition of futile. ineffectual; useless; incapable of producing any result; not successful: Trying to get the horse to drink water was futile.