Wild-goose-chase synonyms
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futile search
meaningless chase
foolish quest
hopeless quest
failure (related)
The condition or fact of being insufficient or falling short:
bootless errand
fool-s-errand
(Idiomatic) A foolish undertaking, especially one that is purposeless, fruitless, nonsensical, or certain to fail.
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hopeless case
merry chase
A smoked herring
snipe-hunt
(Intransitive) To participate, as the gullible victim, in a snipe hunt.
vain attempt
waste-of-time
A meaningless or fruitless activity.
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wasted effort
wasted labor
vain inquiry
Find another word for wild-goose-chase. In this page you can discover 17 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for wild-goose-chase, like: futile search, meaningless chase, foolish quest, hopeless quest, failure, bootless errand, fool-s-errand, hopeless case, lost-cause, merry chase and red herring.