Vainly
Vainly adverb - To no avail.
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Synonyms for Vainly
Without success and vainly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Without success" instead an adverb "Vainly".
Without success
Vainly and without success are semantically related. You can use "Vainly" instead an adverb phrase "Without success".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- in vain and vainly
- in vain and without success
- uselessly and vainly
- uselessly and without success
- to no avail and vainly
- to no avail and without success
- hopelessly and vainly
- hopelessly and without success
- fruitlessly and vainly
- fruitlessly and without success
- ineffectively and vainly
- ineffectively and without success
- to no purpose and vainly
- to no purpose and without success
Both terms in one sentence
- He spends the rest of the film vainly trying to escape the madness, without success, until the end where he seems to bitterly accept his fate at which point he gets killed.
Source: Only Sane Man / Film
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