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FUTILITY Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word futility. (exact relations)
There are 7 hypernyms of the word futility. (close relations)
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barrenness
nounn
noun

• the state (usually of a woman) of having no children or being unable to have children

• the quality of yielding nothing of value

failure
noun

• an act that fails

• an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

• lack of success

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• an unexpected omission

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

• loss of ability to function normally

fruitless
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• unproductive of success

fruitlessness
nounn
noun

• a lack of creative imagination

• the quality of yielding nothing of value

helplessness
nounn
noun

• powerlessness revealed by an inability to act

• the state of needing help from something

• a feeling of being unable to manage

hopelessness
nounn
noun

• the despair you feel when you have abandoned hope of comfort or success

impotence
nounn
noun

• the quality of lacking strength or power; being weak and feeble

• an inability (usually of the male animal) to copulate

ineffectiveness
nounn
noun

• lacking the power to be effective

pointlessness
nounn
noun

• total lack of meaning or ideas

purposelessness
nounn
noun

• the quality of lacking any definite purpose

unavailing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• producing no result or effect

unprofitableness
nounn
noun

• the quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit

uselessness
nounn
noun

• the quality of having no practical use

worthlessness
nounn
noun

• having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

• the quality of being without practical use

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Best Hypernyms For FUTILITY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for futility, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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uselessness effort fruitlessness inutility pointlessness senselessness unusefulness

Alternatives for BARRENNESS

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