Fruitless

adjective
/ˈfruːt.ləs/

Meaning

unsuccessful; futile; pointless;

Example Sentences

After hours of searching, their efforts proved fruitless.

Synonyms

unsuccessful, futile, pointless, unproductive

Antonyms

fruitful, productive, successful, beneficial

Collocations

fruitless search, fruitless attempt, fruitless effort, fruitless endeavor

Related Vocabularies

Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain or suffering on others.
extremely large in size, amount, or extent
slow to reveal emotion or opinions; restrained in manner
imagined, desired, or believed without evidence
having an acidic taste; unpleasant or bad-tempered
Not justified or necessary; without good reason.

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