Futile and Practicable

Opposite meaning words

Futile adjective - Producing no results.

Usage example: the prison is so well guarded that all attempts to escape have been futile

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Practicable is an antonym for futile.

Nearby Word: futility

Practicable adjective - Capable of being done or carried out.

Usage example: a solution that is not practicable in the time available to us

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Futile is an antonym for practicable.

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Practicable and Futile. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/futile/practicable

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Practicable or Futile. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/futile/practicable.

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