fruitless

adjective8 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.1

Emphasizes the total lack of success.

A strong emphasis on the total lack of success.

Indicates the final outcome was unsuccessful.

Indicates that something was mostly unsuccessful.

Suggests that something seems unsuccessful based on available evidence.

Used when an action or effort is shown to be useless over time.

Used to describe a state of being without results.

Used to express the appearance that an effort will not succeed.

Collocations with "fruitless"