Another word for fruitless | Synonyms for fruitless

Another word for fruitless

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fruitless

modif.

futile, vain, unprofitable, empty; see futile 1. See syn. study at futile.

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Another word for fruitless

adjective

Having no useful result:

barren, bootless, futile, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain. Idiom: in vain. See thrive, used

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He must have thought it fruitless to pursue that angle so he moved on.
Fred, seeing that further discussion was fruitless, excused himself.
With a sinking feeling my call would be fruitless, I called the hospital.
(1334), who was friendly to Frederick, promised a respite; but after fruitless negotiations the war broke out once more, and Chiaramonte went over to Robert, owing to a private feud.
His victories over the Turks were fruitless so far as Poland was concerned.

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