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▲
Adjective
Unable or insufficient to produce any effect or result
Relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects
Adverb
Without success or a result
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▲
Adjective
▲
Unable or insufficient to produce any effect or result
useless
ineffective
futile
ineffectual
unsuccessful
fruitless
unproductive
vain
abortive
inefficacious
pointless
unprofitable
unavailing
profitless
worthless
bootless
barren
empty
nugatory
otiose
thwarted
foiled
impotent
powerless
balked
US
baulked
UK
frustrated
to no avail
to no purpose
without success
idle
hopeless
valueless
failed
to no effect
hollow
purposeless
senseless
trivial
wasted
unrewarding
insignificant
of no use
meaningless
Sisyphean
doomed
trifling
no dice
of no avail
non-successful
inadequate
needless
aimless
for nought
unimportant
irrelevant
impractical
inconsequential
frivolous
without rhyme or reason
on a treadmill
not worth the candle
forlorn
sterile
thankless
footling
no use
purportless
unfruitful
lost
delusive
exhausted
impracticable
misfired
junky
stymied
paltry
hindered
stonewalled
obstructed
fouled up
good-for-nothing
unremunerative
botched
disastrous
unreasonable
mindless
not fruitful
scant
a dead loss
feeble
unfructuous
unprolific
unsound
unmeaning
miserable
chaffy
no-good
null
unavailable
gainless
groundless
for naught
unsalable
of no earthly use
time-wasting
insubstantial
spinning one's wheels
wild goose chase
unnotable
no-win
void
puny
shuck
misleading
petty
delusory
slight
casual
unfounded
baseless
without grounds
not serious
without foundation
lacking foundation
rambling
unhelpful
not a prayer
in vicious circle
going nowhere
cramped
blocked
defeated
inutile
unworkable
unusable
inane
unsuitable
nonsensical
absurd
unserviceable
inefficient
nonfunctional
unpurposed
feckless
dysfunctional
expendable
pathetic
stillborn
scrap
broken
unuseful
inoperable
pants
not useful
inoperative
counterproductive
nonpractical
unfunctional
insane
fatuous
nongermane
superfluous
redundant
unnecessary
desperate
unsatisfactory
unsubstantial
unreal
insufficient
resultless
unneeded
despairing
not pertinent
no good to gundy
unlikely
unrealistic
unduly optimistic
pious
inept
weak
inexpedient
incompetent
inferior
lame
bungled
poor
vapid
negligible
waste
unable
nothing
wasteful
impossible
hamstrung
indecisive
motiveless
piddling
unessential
no good
uninspiring
lacklustre
UK
invalid
dry
lackluster
US
lifeless
banal
anticlimactic
incapable
forceless
withered
nonproductive
uncreative
unyieldly
measly
vacuous
vacant
lazy
ruined
spoiled
US
inconsiderable
stupid
disadvantageous
unachievable
wanky
bad
nonvalid
nonbinding
goalless
spoilt
UK
minute
piffling
deficient
limited
not effective
unfit
picayune
trashy
defective
wretched
miscarried
messed up
bogus
ignoble
mediocre
abandoned
beyond hope
cheap
null and void
of no value
not having a prayer
with no chance of success
drifting
Mickey Mouse
uneconomic
failing
bungling
unimpressive
throwaway
frustaneous
unlucrative
pyrrhic
helpless
dead
specious
parlous
insipid
dull
slow
unpromising
niggling
chicken
nominal
piddly
pimping
peanut
boring
ill-fated
bleak
objectless
stale
unreturned
uninteresting
not needed
wandering
beyond remedy
arid
tedious
flat
commonplace
not worth it
Pyrrhic
de minimis
adrift
dreary
drab
unstimulating
prosaic
monotonous
humdrum
cancelled
UK
nullified
rescinded
revoked
despaired of
unattainable
dallying
unfilled
clear
luckless
non-viable
terminated
discontinued
witless
indiscriminate
designless
thoughtless
illogical
irrational
wanton
abject
drossy
despicable
contemptible
base
no-account
inactive
losing
desultory
brainless
random
apathetic
unanimated
lustreless
listless
muted
spiritless
ridiculous
floundering
undirected
haphazard
off
poxy
silly
rubbishy
canceled
US
not binding
rubbish
meritless
loafing
uncalled-for
of no benefit
non-functioning
two a penny
not much cop
tame
not in force
flimsy
junk
not proper
unadvantageous
inconsistent
not good enough
ill-suited
incompatible
inapt
lousy
improper
inappropriate
unsuited
wishy-washy
uncalled for
hit-or-miss
small
neutralized
US
defeasible
innocuous
neutralised
UK
minor
incidental
no-go
not in use
out of use
silent
turned off
not working
out of service
flaccid
small-fry
little
foolish
penny-ante
twopenny-halfpenny
pettifogging
nickel-and-dime
fiddling
of little account
of no account
more ❯
“The soldier pleaded that family troubles had led to his uncharacteristic behavior, but the utterings proved to be
in vain
.”
Adjective
▲
Relating to or resembling farce, especially because of absurd or ridiculous aspects
farcical
absurd
ludicrous
preposterous
ridiculous
laughable
risible
nonsensical
silly
derisory
foolish
futile
pointless
senseless
stupid
cockamamie
cockamamy
comical
derisive
idiotic
imbecilic
ineffectual
pathetic
useless
vain
asinine
barmy
crazy
daft
hare-brained
camp
campy
diverting
embarrassing
gelastic
incompetent
joshing
outrageous
to no avail
for grins
bizarre
insane
inane
unreasonable
illogical
unthinkable
fatuous
irrational
fantastic
wacky
mad
unbelievable
harebrained
strange
incredible
zany
implausible
incongruous
loony
whacky
fantastical
shocking
fanciful
wild
nutty
cockeyed
lunatic
cuckoo
looney
kooky
kookie
featherheaded
half-baked
monstrous
astonishing
grotesque
unreal
balmy
witless
brainless
crackpot
weird
odd
half-witted
unwise
simpleminded
daffy
dotty
screwball
dippy
lunkheaded
bubbleheaded
weak-minded
queer
goofy
peculiar
impracticable
derisible
cock-eyed
outlandish
sappy
off the wall
foolhardy
puerile
unworkable
hilarious
freaky
funny
ill-conceived
impractical
inept
jerky
fool
tomfool
screwy
unusual
batty
too much
infantile
freakish
imprudent
eccentric
rum
droll
dopey
meaningless
wacko
unrealistic
inconceivable
surreal
satirical
bewildering
baffling
mystifying
puzzling
extraordinary
irresponsible
inconsistent
mindless
potty
scatterbrained
moronic
exorbitant
extravagant
for the birds
impossible
off your head
a bit much
over the top
out of the question
OTT
way out
curious
vacuous
crackbrained
untenable
extreme
contemptible
excessive
foolheaded
worthy of scorn
far-out
thick
reckless
simple
doltish
feather-brained
unhinged
deranged
demented
whimsical
mercurial
giddy
idiotical
extremely foolish
maniacal
wackadoodle
abnormal
unique
nonconformist
wackadoo
phenomenal
crazy-ass
off beam
stupidly irresponsible
full of holes
loopy
unbalanced
taking the cake
offbeat
remarkable
outré
funky
quixotic
quirky
weirdo
dreamlike
scatty
ironic
gonzo
doolally
amusing
humorous
out to lunch
spaced-out
off-the-wall
off-kilter
O.T.T.
off your trolley
unlikely
irritating
beyond all reason
short-sighted
bird-brained
out of all reason
inappropriate
off the air
up the pole
rich
priceless
annoying
entertaining
a joke
side-splitting
a laugh
a bit thick
unachievable
unattainable
unfeasible
unobtainable
unviable
hopeless
unimaginable
far-fetched
forlorn
insurmountable
undoable
insuperable
irresoluble
insolvable
unrealizable
unsolvable
irresolvable
paradoxical
impervious
insoluble
inaccessible
infeasible
inexecutable
impassable
irrealizable
hardly possible
not to be thought of
no-go
non-viable
not on
like herding cats
not possible
beyond the bounds of possibility
no-way
beyond you
not a prayer
not worth considering
beyond one
hundred-to-one
contrary to reason
unintelligent
dumb
unsound
ill-advised
weak
injudicious
thoughtless
gormless
unconventional
damfool
thickheaded
glaikit
empty-headed
fallacious
ill-considered
dim
erratic
rash
chowderheaded
dotish
dim-witted
imbecile
invalid
oddball
madcap
quaint
cranky
kinky
pea-brained
way-out
indiscreet
cretinous
nonrational
unreasoning
unearthly
flighty
unfounded
divvy
bizarro
unorthodox
inconsequential
wooden-headed
incautious
queerish
birdbrained
dof
impolitic
idiosyncratic
feebleminded
out-of-the-way
incoherent
halfwitted
groundless
dunderheaded
illegitimate
faulty
off-centre
inconsequent
lamebrained
specious
unstable
dense
nuts
unthinking
flawed
far out
wrong
unjustifiable
childish
boneheaded
blockheaded
ungodly
contradictory
empty
sophistic
reasonless
dull
heedless
unscientific
slow-witted
baseless
horrendous
brain-dead
incomprehensible
flakey
US
cracked
exotic
unheard of
defective
inexplicable
flaky
UK
immature
original
braindead
softheaded
aberrant
ignorant
perplexing
pinheaded
muttonheaded
chuckleheaded
out there
left-field
uncommon
slow
avant-garde
erroneous
God-awful
shaky
dead from the neck up
deluded
simple-minded
unreasoned
fat-headed
arbitrary
bonkers
imaginative
unwarranted
unjustified
frivolous
careless
flimsy
crazed
worthless
psychotic
distraught
raving
dreadful
mental
delirious
certifiable
crackers
purposeless
insipid
loco
gaga
indefensible
creative
bats
ill-judged
meshuga
vapid
fancy
nerdy
irrelevant
squirrelly
clownish
unaccountable
counterintuitive
hollow
unpredictable
unintelligible
schizoid
obtuse
ill-thought-out
credulous
idle
ill-founded
unconnected
radical
non compos mentis
unacceptable
unfamiliar
dappy
bugged out
singular
dozy
uncanny
not making sense
twisted
dopy
experimental
backward
out of the ordinary
in left field
thick-witted
feeble-minded
pie-faced
clueless
bathetic
unpractical
rattlebrained
unsteady
changeable
unsustainable
unsafe
mentally incompetent
unconsidered
unaware
insensate
complacent
ornate
capricious
unmeaning
all wet
off the beam
harum-scarum
dimwitted
insupportable
rambling
wandering
idiotish
donkeyish
obstinate
unarguable
undefendable
refutable
alternative
unholy
smoothbrained
comic
off-key
progressive
advanced
callow
Bohemian
inadmissible
rare
uncustomary
very stupid
lamebrain
unsmart
knuckleheaded
retarded
green
Boeotian
brainsick
maniac
wud
bedlam
meshugge
bughouse
fruity
haywire
moonstruck
whacko
psycho
false
Gothic
gothic
baroque
dorky
unaccustomed
soft
spurious
incorrect
goofy loony
mistaken
misconceived
irregular
inexperienced
anomalous
inadvisable
looney tunes
loony tunes
untraditional
esoteric
atypical
unexpected
intolerable
horrid
huge
different
wigged out
nonconforming
off-center
schizo
nitwitted
mysterious
misguided
smooth-brained
dull-witted
deviant
trifling
errant
confused
erring
acting crazy
outre
freak
as thick as two short planks
feather-headed
wet behind the ears
daggy
sheepheaded
not tightly wrapped
incongruent
sophistical
very different
out of the way
off-beat
off the rails
vacant
crass
flat
innocuous
casuistic
disconnected
disjointed
out in left field
muddle-headed
inconclusive
unsubstantial
wishy-washy
devoid of intelligence
perverse
irreconcilable
naive
unproved
without foundation
without basis
giant
great
massive
delusory
self-contradictory
beyond belief
not following
dilly
over-optimistic
fruitless
aimless
unproductive
unavailing
big
needless
unprofitable
Panglossian
delusive
overoptimistic
expressive
wasted
valueless
romantic
fabulous
fond
foolishly optimistic
footling
fresh
dreamy
touched
disturbed
inspired
artistic
mythical
inventive
poetic
originative
frenzied
psychopathic
distracted
sectionable
purportless
unnecessary
redundant
nongermane
insignificant
superfluous
ineffective
bananas
frantic
artful
brilliant
fertile
ingenious
illusory
genius
imaginary
innovative
keen
manic
barking
hysterical
nutso
buggy
to no purpose
nutsy
innovational
chimeric
chimerical
visionary
vivid
phantasmal
revolutionary
phantasmic
astute
bushed
porangi
yarra
head in the clouds
out of touch with reality
blue-sky
Promethean
mentally ill
of unsound mind
without rhyme or reason
raving mad
sick in the head
mad as a hatter
not together
stark mad
not all there
stark raving mad
away with the fairies
round the bend
nutty as a fruitcake
barking mad
not pertinent
foaming at the mouth
mad as a March hare
round the twist
stark staring mad
not the full shilling
not right in the head
not quite right in the head
not right upstairs
as daft as a brush
have a screw loose
have bats in the belfry
have kangaroos in the top paddock
mentally unbalanced
out of one's head
more ❯
Adverb
▲
Without success or a result
ineffectually
unsuccessfully
vainly
fruitlessly
profitlessly
unproductively
to no purpose
without success
to no avail
with no result
futilely
bootlessly
for nothing
to no effect
uselessly
without result
failing repeatedly
ineffectively
to little avail
pointlessly
needlessly
“He has inspired imitators, tolerated plagiarists, and confounded the hackers who try
in vain
to turn his craft into software.”
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