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Meanings of
unavailing
in English
Producing no result or effect.
futile
ineffectual
otiose
Related terms
useless
Synonyms
Examples for "
futile
"
futile
ineffectual
otiose
Examples for "
futile
"
1
Therefore, hoping it will happen in the future is
futile
,
he said.
2
But ultimately all three Irish teams' defiance against French opposition proved
futile
.
3
I once treated a young father who decided to stop
futile
chemotherapy.
4
Employers branded today's action
futile
and insisted no more money is available.
5
I often think that my mission was
futile
from the very start.
1
Urban voters in particular have criticized Banda's response as ponderous and
ineffectual
.
2
After an
ineffectual
resistance he fell in the commencement of the action.
3
I said something
ineffectual
,
to salve my conscience, and we carried on.'
4
Why has the southern African regional body been, in comparison, so
ineffectual
?
5
Syrinx gave him an
ineffectual
grimace of sympathy, unsure what to say.
1
There is no superfluous ornament in his orations, nothing tawdry, nothing
otiose
.
2
Compare the supreme being of the Caribs, beneficent,
otiose
,
unadored.
3
Women with
otiose
husbands have a task to preserve friendship.
4
There is usually a supreme Maker who is, in some cases, moral, in others
otiose
.
5
We should receive this conclusion with an
otiose
faith.
Usage of
unavailing
in English
1
Real violence was
unavailing
where the opponents were in a large majority.
2
His search was
unavailing
;
the mysterious reptile was not to be found.
3
What a contrast to the honest if
unavailing
efforts of the team.
4
They actually walked over the log in their
unavailing
search for him.
5
Hurstwood heard the details of the weary and
unavailing
search that evening.
6
To walk in the night brings misadventure, and
unavailing
struggle for contentment.
7
I wandered from room to room in the dark, with
unavailing
sorrow.
8
But his efforts were
unavailing
;
Kepler would not leave his own country.
9
The one speaks of a last and
unavailing
attempt made by W.K.
10
The precepts of home are
unavailing
unless enforced by a corresponding example.
11
He lifted up his voice in loud appeals, but they were
unavailing
.
12
For such an eye as yours even the best oculists are
unavailing
.
13
All the skill and attention of kind Dr. Gibbs had proved
unavailing
.
14
Heraklas cast himself down among the vines, and wept his
unavailing
tears.
15
The riders dismounted and fought on foot, but their gallantry was
unavailing
.
16
About half-past one the fleet withdrew, seeing their efforts were entirely
unavailing
.
Other examples for "unavailing"
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About this term
unavailing
Adjective
Frequent collocations
prove unavailing
unavailing regret
alike unavailing
equally unavailing
unavailing search
More collocations
Unavailing
through the time
Unavailing
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common