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1 Translation result for futile in Spanish

adjective

futile adjective

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inutil, vano

Example sentences of
futile adjective

  • All our efforts proved futile.
  • It was a futile and foolish gesture.

Synonyms of
futile adjective

Detailed synonyms for futile adjective

Futile, vain, fruitless, abortive, unproductive significan que carece de, o no da, un resultado.
  • Futile puede connotar la totalidad del fracaso o de la imprudencia de una tarea <ended the futile search for survivors of the crash>.
    antonyms: effective
  • Vain suele indicar la mera incapacidad de obtener un resultado deseado <a vain attempt to get the car started>.
  • Fruitless es cercano de vain pero suele connotar un esfuerzo largo y arduo, o una desilusión severa <her constant but fruitless efforts>.
    antonyms: fruitful
  • Abortive connota un fracaso que toma lugar antes de que hayan madurado los planes o comenzado las actividades <an abortive attempt to escape>.
  • Unproductive indica que no da resultados buenos o útiles <at the office she spent most of her time in unproductive meetings>.

Reverse translation for futile

inutil  - useless 
vano  - vain, useless, vain, worthless 
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