In vain
In vain adverb - To no avail.
Unsuccessful
Unsuccessful adjective - Producing no results.
In vain and unsuccessful are semantically related in vain topic. You can use "In vain" instead an adjective "Unsuccessful".
Nearby Word: unsuccessfully
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- empty and in vain
- empty and unsuccessful
- worthless and in vain
- worthless and unsuccessful
- barren and in vain
- barren and unsuccessful
- ineffective and in vain
- ineffective and unsuccessful
- vain and in vain
- vain and unsuccessful
- useless and in vain
- useless and unsuccessful
- futile and in vain
- futile and unsuccessful
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Unsuccessful and In vain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_vain/unsuccessful
In vain & Unsuccessful. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/in_vain/unsuccessful>.
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