futileness
Complete lack of purpose
Futileness is the quality of being futile—pointless or incapable of producing any useful result.
The word is rarely used; futility is the standard noun form.
The futileness of arguing with him became clear after the third attempt.
Lack of practical value
- inefficacyInability to achieve intended outcome
- impotenceLack of strength or power
- unproductivenessFailing to yield results
- ineffectualityInability to produce results
inutility · inadequacy · ineptitude · powerlessness · fecklessness · worthlessness · valuelessness · barrenness
Reckless depletion of resources
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- misuseImproper application
- misspentUsed badly or foolishly
- lost causeEndeavor certain to fail
fool's errand · wild-goose chase · spinning wheels · treading water · tilting at windmills · going nowhere · dead end · cul-de-sac
Lack of significance
- purposelessnessState of lacking intention
- aimlessnessLack of direction
- emptinessAbsence of substance
- hollownessState of being empty inside
vacuity · absurdity · senselessness · insignificance · inconsequentiality · triviality · vanity · circularity
Total absence of hope
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
pessimism · bleakness · gloom · dejection · discouragement · disheartenment · desolation · helplessness
uselessness
Lack of practical value
- inefficacyInability to achieve intended outcome
- impotenceLack of strength or power
- unproductivenessFailing to yield results
ineffectuality · inutility · inadequacy · ineptitude · powerlessness · fecklessness · worthlessness · valuelessness · barrenness · sterility
squandering
Reckless depletion of resources
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- misuseImproper application
- misspentUsed badly or foolishly
lost cause · fool's errand · wild-goose chase · spinning wheels · treading water · tilting at windmills · going nowhere · dead end · cul-de-sac · blind alley
meaninglessness
Lack of significance
- purposelessnessState of lacking intention
- aimlessnessLack of direction
- emptinessAbsence of substance
hollowness · vacuity · absurdity · senselessness · insignificance · inconsequentiality · triviality · vanity · circularity · Sisyphean
despair
Total absence of hope
- despondencyProfound loss of hope
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
fatalism · pessimism · bleakness · gloom · dejection · discouragement · disheartenment · desolation · helplessness · powerlessness
futilenesseffectiveness
Success in producing results
efficacy · usefulness · potency · efficaciousness · utility
futilenesspurposefulness
Having deliberate intent
meaningfulness · significance · importance · worthwhileness · value
futilenessfruitfulness
Capacity for abundant production
productiveness · productivity · fertility · fecundity · profitability