Synonyms for futility
fyuˈtɪl ɪ tifu·til·i·ty

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.7 / 6 votes

1. futility

   Synonyms:
   disadvantage, folly, impolicy, inadequacy, inexpediency, inutility, unprofitableness, uselessness, worthlessness

   Antonyms:
   advantage, avail, benefit, expediency, profit, service, serviceableness, use, usefulness, utility

Princeton's WordNet

1. futilitynoun

   uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result

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1. • Uselessness

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1. futilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   triviality, frivolousness

2. futilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   uselessness, worthlessness, vanity

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:1.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "futility":

   uselessness, non-requirement, worthlessness

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:4.0 / 2 votes

1. futility

   Synonyms:
   See Medical futility
   

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1. William O. Douglas:

   The truth is that a vast restructuring of our society is needed if remedies are to become available to the average person. Without that restructuring the good will that holds society together will be slowly dissipated. It is that sense of futility which permeates the present series of protests and dissents. Where there is a persistent sense of futility, there is violence; and that is where we are today.

2. Rob Carr/Getty Images:

   The truth of the matter is, it gets darkest before it gets brightest, we are going to have to go through this. It takes three to five years to completely change a culture. Futility doesn’t just disappear overnight, and to create a positive environment, it takes time. It’s not going to happen overnight.

3. Yoni Brook:

   It was still sort of a moment of initial shock, there was an eerie quiet. And there wasn't like a ton of equipment down there. There weren't cranes doing any work yet. It was just individual firefighters and groups of firefighters trying to make sense of a little bit of the futility of what was in front of them.

4. Richard Isaacson:

   The futility analyses showed the studies were most likely to fail.

5. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry:

   Commonly, people believe that defeat is characterized by a general bustle and a feverish rush. Bustle and rush are the signs of victory, not of defeat. Victory is a thing of action. It is a house in the act of being built. Every participant in victory sweats and puffs, carrying the stones for the building of the house. But defeat is a thing of weariness, of incoherence, of boredom. And above all of futility.