futilely

• Adverb, das eine Handlung beschreibt, die keinen nützlichen Erfolg bringen kann; sinnlos oder vergeblich. Es bezeichnet Handlungen, die zum Scheitern verurteilt sind oder keine Wirkung haben.

An adverb meaning "in a way that is incapable of producing any useful result; pointlessly or uselessly." It describes actions that are attempted but doomed to fail or have no effect.

1. In a useless or pointless mannerC1formal

   In a way that is incapable of producing any useful result; without effect.

   Vergeblich

   • He futilely tried to open the locked door with a paperclip.
   • She argued futilely against the committee's final decision.
   • They searched futilely for the lost keys in the dark.

   Synonymefruitlesslyineffectuallypointlesslyunproductivelyunsuccessfullyuselesslyvainly

   Antonymeeffectivelyproductivelysuccessfullyusefully