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of no avail

ADJECTIVE

idle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

empty unproductive useless

STRONG

hollow rambling

WEAK

abortive bootless frivolous fruitless futile groundless insignificant irrelevant not serious nugatory otiose pointless superficial trivial unavailing unhelpful unnecessary unsuccessful vain

Antonyms

WEAK

active ambitious busy diligent effective employed hustling important productive used working worthwhile

Example Sentences

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The commission said repeated efforts to reach out to Meta to remove harmful content were of no avail.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 22, 2023

Stays in psychiatric hospitals, he later said, were of no avail.

From New York Times • Apr. 22, 2023

I have encouraged them to think of things they might ask/say to their dad, but according to them, this was of no avail.

From Slate • Mar. 8, 2020

It takes a very clever actress to explore those realms where cleverness will be of no avail.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 7, 2018

But all those considerations were of no avail to make Jonathan swerve from honor, to slacken the bands of his faith, or cool the warmth of his friendship.

From The Gentlemen's Book of Etiquette and Manual of Politeness Being a Complete Guide for a Gentleman's Conduct in all his Relations Towards Society by Hartley, Cecil B.

of no avail

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