Vain and Workable

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Vain adjective - Producing no results.

Usage example: all their efforts to escape proved vain

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Workable is an antonym for vain.

Nearby Words: vainly, vainness

Workable adjective - Capable of being done or carried out.

Usage example: a workable plan for attracting a minor league team to the city

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Vain is an antonym for workable.

Nearby Words: work, working, worked, workability

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Workable and Vain. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/vain/workable

Vain & Workable. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/vain/workable>.

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