in vain Synonyms

vainly for nought worthless wasted valueless vain useless unsuccessful thwarted sterile profitless unprofitable unavailing no purpose no effect no avail uselessly unsuccessfully unproductive hopelessly fruitlessly to no purpose good-for-nothing pointlessly pointless futilely futile frustrated fruitless foiled failed empty doomed bootless barren hollow hopeless nugatory inutile inefficaciously inefficacious ineffectually ineffectual ineffectively ineffective impotent idle abortive