Fruitless
Needless
Needless adjective - Not needed by the circumstances or to accomplish an end.
Fruitless and needless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Fruitless" instead an adjective "Needless".
Nearby Words: need, needlessly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- empty and fruitless
- empty and needless
- worthless and fruitless
- worthless and needless
- useless and fruitless
- useless and needless
- futile and fruitless
- futile and needless
- unavailing and fruitless
- unavailing and needless
- aimless and fruitless
- aimless and needless
- feckless and fruitless
- feckless and needless
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