Fruitless and Pyrrhic

Fruitless

Fruitless adjective - Producing no results.

Pyrrhic and fruitless are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pyrrhic" instead an adjective "Fruitless".

Pyrrhic

Pyrrhic adjective - Of or relating to or resembling Pyrrhus or his exploits (especially his sustaining staggering losses in order to defeat the Romans).
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Synonyms for Pyrrhic

Fruitless and pyrrhic are semantically related. You can use "Fruitless" instead an adjective "Pyrrhic".

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  • Comic Book / The Boys Although it seems to be rather a pyrrhic victory for Stillwell as he is now locked in an endless, fruitless struggle to turn superheroes into a profitable product.
  • Video Game / Valkyria Chronicles Pyrrhic Victory: Chapter 11 ends with Squad 7 succeeding their objective of taking the enemy base, but shortly after, Isara is killed by an Imperial rifle shot, which deals an emotional blow to Squad 7, rendering the victory fruitless.
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