Antonyms for futile

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fyoot-l, fyoo-tahyl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfyut l, ˈfyu taɪl

Definition of futile

Origin : 1550s, from Middle French futile, from Latin futilis "vain, worthless, futile," literally "pouring out easily" (of a vessel), hence "easily emptied, leaky, unreliable," from base of fundere "pour, melt," from PIE root *gheu- "to pour" (see found (v.2)). Related: Futilely.

adj hopeless, pointless

Example sentences :

The effort to make them "disgorge" is as continual as it is noisy, and, as a rule, futile.
Extract from : « 'Tis Sixty Years Since » by Charles Francis Adams

So, she fought no more, but left destiny to work its will unhampered by her futile strivings.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

But his well-meant attempt to assuage the stricken creature's wo was futile.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

He felt suddenly young and futile; his just rage turned to blustering in his ears.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

He should therefore smile at the futile attempt to excite his jealousy.
Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris

As he turned he saw something that checked his futile anger.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

"I was not speaking," said Miss Whitmore, haughtily, in futile denial.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

But it is futile to engage in the controversies of the past.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

Any attempt to gloze the situation, he felt, would be futile.
Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance

It had been a futile warfare, for the means of defence were equal to the means of offence.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

Synonyms for futile

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