How do you pronounce futile?

futile is pronounced as /ˈfjuː.taɪl/.

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🚫futile (fioutail)

adjective

/ˈfjuː.taɪl/

futile (futile)

fusty future

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Signification

Incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.

Traduction de la signification

Incapable de produire un résultat utile ; sans but.

Phrases d'exemple

All their efforts to save the old tree were futile.

Tous leurs efforts pour sauver le vieil arbre ont été futiles.

His attempts to change the situation were futile.

Ses tentatives de changer la situation étaient futiles.

Expressions d'exemple

futile attempt

tentative futile

Synonymes

pointless, useless, ineffective, vain, fruitless

Entrée 1

pointless, useless, ineffective, vain, fruitless

Entrée 2

useless, ineffective

Antonymes

effective, useful, successful, worthwhile

Entrée 1

effective, useful, successful

Entrée 2

effective, worthwhile

Collocations

futile attempt, futile effort, futile hope, seem futile

Vocabulaires connexes

definitive (définitif)

serving as a final or most authoritative form; conclusive and decisive

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Completely absorbed or fascinated by something.

tortious (acte illicite)

Relating to or involving a wrongful act leading to legal liability.

immature (immature)

Not fully developed; childish or lacking maturity.

astringent (astringent)

sharp or severe in manner or style; also describes a substance that contracts skin or body tissues

compatible (compatible)

Able to exist or work together without conflict; harmonious.

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