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

Interview 'Torture Exists Because Of a Failure of Empathy': An Interview with Kevin Patterson Mike Doherty The author of News from the Red Desert on the desire for action, the futility of violence and capturing the truth of conflict through fiction. —Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025

Instead, the Shakespearean actor focuses all his energy on showing us a character who refuses to recognize the futility of his own worldview and keeps raging through failure after failure in pursuit of an impossible goal. —Christian Holub, EW.com, 30 Dec. 2024

Who said a team couldn’t lose more games than Stengel’s illustrious ’62 Mets (40-120), the longtime gold standard for futility? —Jayson Stark, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024

Nevertheless, the Spaniard was philosophical when reflecting on the situation's futility. —Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024