in vain Synonyms

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