Dud
Dud adjective - Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive.
Nearby Word: dude
Vain
Vain adjective - Having no usefulness.
Usage example: having tired of the vain pleasures of life in the fast lane, he returned to the small town he had grown up in
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Vain and Dud. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dud/vain
Dud & Vain. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dud/vain>.
Vain or Dud. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dud/vain.
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