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fruitlessadjective producing no resultsthis argument is totally fruitless, as neither of us will change our position abortive, barren, bootless, empty, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, otiose, profitless, unavailing, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain hollow, idle, meaningless, pointless, valueless, worthlesshopeless, impossible, lost, no-win, unattainableinadequate, insufficient, lacking, wantingcounterproductive in vain, no dice, not worth the candle, of no avail deadly, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, potent, productive, profitable, successful, virtuous meaningful, worthwhileadequate, sufficientapplicable, feasible, functional, practicable, practical, realizable, usable(also useable), workable not able to produce fruit or offspringa stand of blighted, fruitless trees barren, impotent, infertile, sterile, unfruitful altered, desexed, neutered, sterilizedcastrated, emasculated, geldedspayedunproductive fat, fertile, fruitful fecund, luxuriant, productive, prolificenriched, fertilized, richimpregnated, pregnantpotentbearing, producing, yieldingblooming, bursting, flourishing, swarming, teeming futile, vain, fruitless mean producing no result.futile may connote completeness of failure or unwisdom of undertaking.resistance had proved so futile that surrender was the only choice left vain usually implies simple failure to achieve a desired result.a vain attempt to get the car started fruitless comes close to vain but often suggests long and arduous effort or severe disappointment.fruitless efforts to obtain a lasting peace in the 14th century |