futilely
adverb/ˈfjuːtaɪli/
/ˈfjuːtəli/
- in a way that has no purpose because there is no chance of success synonym pointlesslyTopics Difficulty and failurec2Oxford Collocations DictionaryFutilely is used with these verbs:
- try
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