Synonyms for futility
Most common
idleness uselessness worthlessness triviality frivolousness otiosity
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality of being futile or useless.
His taking the bar exam for a third time was pure futility.
Related words
- Phrases
- exercise in futility
Forms
- Plural
- futilities → uselessnesses, worthlessnesses, trivialities, idlenesses…
Example sentences
- idleness Sooner or later, you will regret your idleness.
- uselessness People don't understand the usefulness of uselessness.
- triviality We shouldn't waste our time in triviality.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| futility | steady | |
| idleness | steady | |
| uselessness | steady | |
| worthlessness | steady | |
| triviality | steady | |
| frivolousness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- vanity3
- 8 letters
- idleness3, otiosity
- 10 letters
- triviality5
- 11 letters
- uselessness
- 13 letters
- worthlessness, frivolousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vanity3 = 3 syllables).