Futility
Sterility
Sterility noun - (of non-living objects) the state of being free of pathogenic organisms.
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Synonyms for Sterility
Futility and sterility are semantically related in emptiness topic. You can use "Futility" instead a noun "Sterility", if it concerns topics such as pointlessness.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- barrenness and futility
- barrenness and sterility
- emptiness and futility
- emptiness and sterility
- senselessness and futility
- senselessness and sterility
- uselessness and futility
- uselessness and sterility
- hollowness and futility
- hollowness and sterility
- banality and futility
- banality and sterility
- fruitlessness and futility
- fruitlessness and sterility
How words are described
| cultural | cultural futility | cultural sterility |
Both words in one sentence
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Namely, the original song only has the following: debility, utility, mobility, possibility, probability, virility, fertility, desirability, liability, sterility, hostility, futility, agility, facility, senility, and ability.
Source: Music / Tom Lehrer
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