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abortive
adjective. failing to achieve a goal
bootless
adjective. useless
empty
adjective. fruitless, ineffective
- aimless
- banal
- barren
- cheap
- dead
- deadpan
- devoid
- dishonest
- dumb
- expressionless
- fatuous
- flat
- frivolous
- futile
- hollow
- idle
- ignorant
- inane
- ineffectual
- inexpressive
- insincere
- insipid
- jejune
- meaningless
- nugatory
- otiose
- paltry
- petty
- purposeless
- senseless
- silly
- trivial
- unintelligent
- unreal
- unsatisfactory
- unsubstantial
- vacuous
- vain
- valueless
- vapid
- worthless
feckless
adjective. without purpose
feeble
adjective. not strong; ineffective
- aged
- ailing
- chicken
- debilitated
- decrepit
- delicate
- doddering
- dopey
- effete
- emasculated
- enervated
- enfeebled
- etiolated
- exhausted
- failing
- faint
- flabby
- flat
- fragile
- frail
- gentle
- helpless
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- ineffectual
- inefficient
- infirm
- insubstantial
- insufficient
- lame
- languid
- low
- out of gas
- paltry
- poor
- powerless
- puny
- sapless
- sickly
- slight
- strengthless
- tame
- thin
- unconvincing
- vitiated
- weak
- weakened
- weakly
- wimpy
- woozy
- zero
fruitless
adjective. bringing no advantage, product
futile
adjective. hopeless, pointless
- abortive
- barren
- bootless
- delusive
- empty
- exhausted
- forlorn
- fruitless
- hollow
- idle
- impracticable
- impractical
- in vain
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- insufficient
- no dice
- nugatory
- on a treadmill
- otiose
- out the window
- profitless
- resultless
- save one's breath
- sterile
- to no avail
- to no effect
- to no purpose
- trifling
- trivial
- unavailing
- unimportant
- unneeded
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unreal
- unsatisfactory
- unsubstantial
- unsuccessful
- useless
- vain
- valueless
- worthless
impotent
adjective. disabled; unable to perform action
incompetent
adjective. unskillful, unable
- amateur
- amateurish
- awkward
- bungling
- bush-league
- clumsy
- disqualified
- floundering
- helpless
- inadequate
- incapable
- ineffectual
- inefficient
- ineligible
- inept
- inexperienced
- inexpert
- insufficient
- maladroit
- not cut out for
- not equal to
- not have it
- out to lunch
- raw
- unadapted
- unequipped
- unfit
- unfitted
- unhandy
- uninitiated
- unproficient
- unqualified
- unskilled
- untrained
- useless
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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