Does Futile Mean Pointless?

incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.

Is Pointless a synonym of futile?

Synonym Study

In this page you can discover 71 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for futile, like: useless, pointless, not successful, vain, used, impracticable, unprofitable, fruitless, impractical, worthless and unavailing.

What word means pointless?

fruitless, worthless, stupid, unproductive, insignificant, irrelevant, ineffectual, futile, trivial, meaningless, inconsequential, ineffective, silly, useless, impotent, unnecessary, powerless, aimless, absurd, inane.

Alexander Ross

Alexander Ross

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Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.