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avail

[uh-veyl] / əˈveɪl /
NOUN
use
Synonyms
STRONG
account advantage applicability appropriateness fitness service usefulness
Antonyms
STRONG
inappropriateness
VERB
be of use; use
Synonyms
STRONG
account advantage answer benefit fill fulfill meet profit satisfy serve suffice work
WEAK
be adequate
Antonyms
STRONG
dissatisfy fail miss take

Example Sentences

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The child appeared to struggle communicating with his sibling and mother, while his brother repeatedly tried to give directions to him in Spanish with little avail.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The women said they tried to raise awareness and have the factory investigated by petitioning politicians and holding lawful protests, but to no avail.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

Stars like Connor McDavid, Nathan MacKinnon and teenage wonder Macklin Celebrini repeatedly barraged the zone, to no avail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

With their mother gone, the teenager tried to feed the baby, who was exclusively breastfed, formula to no avail.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2026

Milo tried desperately to say who he was and where he was going, but to no avail.

From "The Phantom Tollbooth" by Norton Juster

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.