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Antonyms for vainlyvain·ly
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term vainly.
Princeton's WordNet
vainly, in vainadverb
to no avail
"he looked for her in vain"; "the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution"
Synonyms:
in vain
How to use vainly in a sentence?
We fail to see that some are mired in desperate and degrading poverty, with no way out, while others have not the faintest idea of what to do with their possessions, vainly showing off their supposed superiority and leaving behind them so much waste which, if it were the case everywhere, would destroy the planet.
Human rights progress in Vietnam should also be better served by restoring relations with that country, the Vietnamese have already developed complex relations with the rest of the free world. Instead of vainly trying to isolate Vietnam, the United States should test the proposition that greater exposure to Americans will render Vietnam more susceptible to the influence of our values.
A critic is a gong at a railroad crossing clanging loudly and vainly as the train goes by.
One must never lose time in vainly regretting the past or in complaining against the changes which cause us discomfort, for change is the essence of life.
The mastery of nature is vainly believed to be an adequate substitute for self mastery.
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