futilities
Exercises in vain
Futilities is the plural of futility, referring to multiple instances of pointlessness or uselessness.
Where futility often appears as an abstract mass noun describing the quality of being ineffective, futilities tends to emphasize discrete acts or endeavors that accomplish nothing: the small futilities of daily bureaucratic life.
The word carries a tone of weary resignation, acknowledging that some efforts are doomed from the start.
He catalogued the futilities of his failed relationships.
Lack of significance
- purposelessnessState of lacking intention
- senselessnessAbsence of reason or purpose
- aimlessnessLack of direction
- emptinessAbsence of substance
fruitlessness · absurdity · vanity · hollowness · triviality · insignificance · inconsequentiality · unimportance
Total absence of hope
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
- pessimismExpecting unfavorable outcomes
- fatalismDoctrine of inevitable outcomes
bleakness · nihilism · dejection · discouragement · helplessness · apathy · cynicism · desolation
Lack of practical value
- impotenceLack of strength or power
- inefficacyInability to achieve intended outcome
- ineffectualnessLacking practical impact
- unproductivenessFailing to yield results
inutility · sterility · ineptitude · powerlessness · failure · inadequacy · incompetence · feebleness
Reckless depletion of resources
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
- misuseImproper application
expenditure · depletion · loss · drainage · exhaustion · consumption · frittering · misspending
meaninglessness
Lack of significance
- purposelessnessState of lacking intention
- senselessnessAbsence of reason or purpose
- aimlessnessLack of direction
emptiness · fruitlessness · absurdity · vanity · hollowness · triviality · insignificance · inconsequentiality · unimportance · pettiness
despair
Total absence of hope
- resignationVoluntary relinquishment of position
- defeatismAcceptance of inevitable failure
- pessimismExpecting unfavorable outcomes
fatalism · bleakness · nihilism · dejection · discouragement · helplessness · apathy · cynicism · desolation · gloom
uselessness
Lack of practical value
- impotenceLack of strength or power
- inefficacyInability to achieve intended outcome
- ineffectualnessLacking practical impact
unproductiveness · inutility · sterility · ineptitude · powerlessness · failure · inadequacy · incompetence · feebleness · weakness
squandering
Reckless depletion of resources
- dissipationGradual loss or scattering
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- profligacyReckless, wasteful extravagance
misuse · expenditure · depletion · loss · drainage · exhaustion · consumption · frittering · misspending
futilitiesachievements
Completed goals worth noting
accomplishments · successes · triumphs · victories · attainments
futilitiessignificances
Measures of consequence
purposes · essentials · necessities · relevancies · legacies