absurdity, defeat, fruitlessness, inanity, inefficacy, lightness, not a prayer, shallowness, triviality, unprofitability, uselessness
Definitionn. uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
Last update: October 10, 2015
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Why don't we accept the futility of war. [Please select]
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Seeds of Peace offered a compelling evocation of the pain and futility of war. [noun]
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He recorded the horror and futility of the bloody conflict in the former Yugoslavia, giving him a sharp new perspective. [noun]
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The clocks of London having demonstrated the futility of any reference to that ill-used Geneva toy, she consented to retire, but was reluctant to the last. [noun]
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There is not a single modern writer on the subject who does not refer to the utter futility of legislative methods in coping with the issue. [noun]
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These personal experiences are substantiated by extensive data giving overwhelming proof of the utter futility of prisons as a means of deterrence or reform. [noun]
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Robert had pursued a system of lessons almost daily; and he was nearly at the point of discouragement in realizing the futility of his efforts. [noun]
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"I will tell you frankly," said Prince Vasili in the tone of a crafty man convinced of the futility of being cunning with so keen-sighted a companion. [noun]
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He realized the futility of his act, since it had placed him irrevocably in Gilmore's power. [Please select]
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