Synonyms of futility

futility

noun

as in uselessness

the quality or state of being useless

The two engaged in a long discussion on the futility of war.

He felt saddened by the apparent futility of his efforts to console her.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• uselessness
• hopelessness
• ineffectiveness
• inefficacy
• ineffectuality
• fruitlessness
• ineffectualness
• deficiency
• failure
• pointlessness
• vanity
• unprofitableness
• unprofitability
• inadequacy
• meaninglessness
• emptiness
• barrenness
• inadequateness
• insufficiency
• defeat
• disappointment
• inefficaciousness
• senselessness
• setback
• bootlessness
• abortiveness
• unavailingness
• otioseness
• collapse
• letdown
• inaneness
• nonachievement
• nonsuccess
• cropper
• fizzle
• crash

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• use
• usefulness
• utility
• service
• benefit
• advantage
• assistance
• account
• mileage
• gain
• avail
• aid
• success
• victory
• help
• serviceability
• serviceableness
• achievement
• accomplishment
• value
• relevance
• applicability
• appropriateness
• fitness
• worth
• profit
• win

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of futility

This sense of futility breeds helplessness and withdrawal. —Mark Travers, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024

And that streak of futility continued into Sunday’s live finale when Cam lost both part one and part two of the final Head of Household competition. —Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Oct. 2024

What happened that night in July 2023 underscores the potential and, at times, futility of the city’s massive, 20-year bet on a network of cameras typically affixed to utility poles across the city. —Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Sep. 2024

That sort of futility had to be seen to be believed, let alone for a team that had visions of the College Football Playoff when this season, Riley’s third at USC, started. —Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2024