Synonyms and Antonyms of futile
1
producing no results
- the prison is so well guarded that all attempts to escape have been futile
abortive, barren, bootless, empty, fruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, otiose, profitless, unavailing, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain
hollow, idle, meaningless, pointless, valueless, worthless
hopeless, impossible, lost, no-win, unattainable
inadequate, insufficient, lacking, wanting
counterproductive
deadly, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, potent, productive, profitable, successful, virtuous
2
lacking in seriousness or maturity
- the futile chatter of gossip columnists about the comings and goings of Hollywood celebrities
birdbrained, ditzy (or ditsy), dizzy, featherbrained, flighty, frivolous, frothy, giddy, goofy, harebrained, light-headed, light-minded, puerile, scatterbrained, silly, yeasty
fatuous, foolish, inane, nonsensical, thoughtless, witless
crazy, daffy, daft, fruity
exuberant, flippant, fluttery, giggly, happy, light, lighthearted, playful
sappy, shallow, superficial
