Functional and Vain

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Functional adjective - Being in effective operation.

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Vain is an antonym for functional.

Vain adjective - Producing no results.

Usage example: all their efforts to escape proved vain

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Functional is an antonym for vain.

Nearby Words: vainly, vainness

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Vain and Functional. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/functional/vain

Functional & Vain. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/functional/vain>.

Vain or Functional. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/functional/vain.

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