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in vain synonyms
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- failed
- failing
- fruitless
- futile
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- miscarried
- unavailing
- arid
- depleted
- desert
- desolate
- dry
- effete
- empty
- fallow
- abandoned
- bare
- barren
- blank
- clear
- dead
- deflated
- depleted
- abortive
- barren
- bootless
- delusive
- empty
- exhausted
- forlorn
- fruitless
- abortive
- barren
- empty
- futile
- idle
- in vain
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- abortive
- bootless
- empty
- frivolous
- fruitless
- futile
- groundless
- hollow
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- emasculate
- feckless
- feeble
- futile
- hopeless
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- ineffective
- inefficient
- insufficient
- barren
- depleted
- drained
- effete
- exhausted
- impotent
- impoverished
- infecund
- absurd
- aimless
- around in circles
- fruitless
- futile
- going nowhere
- impotent
- in vicious circle
- dull
- flat
- fruitless
- futile
- lackluster
- stale
- uninspiring
- unproductive
- abortive
- barren
- empty
- futile
- gainless
- idle
- in vain
- ineffective
- antiseptic
- arid
- aseptic
- bare
- barren
- bleak
- dead
- decontaminated
- abortive
- barren
- empty
- futile
- gainless
- idle
- in vain
- ineffective
- abortive
- barren
- empty
- futile
- gainless
- idle
- in vain
- ineffective
- married
- nonexistent
- out
- taken
- unaccessible
- barren
- empty
- exhausted
- fruitless
- idle
- impractical
- in vain
- ineffective
- fruitless
- impotent
- infertile
- nonproductive
- sterile
- unproductive
- barren
- empty
- fruitless
- futile
- ineffective
- infertile
- pointless
- sterile
- barren
- dry
- fruitless
- frustaneous
- futile
- gainless
- hopeless
- idle
- barren
- fruitless
- impotent
- infecund
- infertile
- sterile
- unfruitful
- abortive
- defeated
- disastrous
- doomed
- failed
- foiled
- fruitless
- futile
- abortive
- bootless
- counterproductive
- disadvantageous
- dysfunctional
- expendable
- feckless
- fruitless
- arrogant
- big-headed
- boastful
- cocky
- conceited
- egocentric
- egoistic
- haughty
- bootless errand
- fool's errand
- lost cause
- merry chase
- red herring
- snipe hunt
- vain attempt
- waste of time
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