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{
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{
"word": "effectual"
},
{
"word": "effective"
},
{
"word": "fruitful"
},
{
"source": "Thesaurus:futile",
"word": "worthwhile"
}
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"form": "more futile",
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"ref": "2011 December 15, Marc Higginson, “Shamrock Rovers 0-4 Tottenham”, in BBC Sport",
"text": "Goals from Steven Pienaar, Andros Townsend, Jermain Defoe and Harry Kane sealed the win, but Rubin Kazan's 1-1 draw against PAOK Salonika rendered Spurs' efforts futile.",
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"Incapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting."
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"roman": "ʕaqīm",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "عَقِيم"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "իզուր"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "ապարդյուն"
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"roman": "bjeskarýsny",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "бескары́сны"
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"roman": "bezpolézen",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"word": "напра́зен"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "безуспе́шен"
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"roman": "a.hkyany:hni:hpracse",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "အချည်းနှီးဖြစ်သေ"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "ᎤᏚᎩᏄᏛᎾ"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "無用"
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"roman": "wúyòng",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "枉然"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "jalový"
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"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "nytteløs"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "nutteloos"
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"code": "nl",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "kasutu"
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"code": "et",
"lang": "Estonian",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"lang": "Faroese",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "nyttuleysur"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "turha"
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"code": "fi",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "tulokseton"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "toivoton"
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"note": "of a promise",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "katteeton"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"lang": "Galician",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "puč̣i",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "ფუჭი"
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"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "amao",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "ამაო"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "sinnlos"
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"lang": "German",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"lang": "Gothic",
"roman": "halks",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "फ़ज़ूल"
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"roman": "akārath",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "अकारथ"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "vana"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "無駄"
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"roman": "mueki",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "無益"
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"roman": "a’saa",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "អសារ"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "cassus"
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"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "sia-sia"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"lang": "Navajo",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"_dis1": "94 6",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "عبث"
},
{
"_dis1": "94 6",
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "بی فایده"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "bezcelowy"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "fútil"
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"roman": "bespoléznyj",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "бесполе́зный"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "тще́тный"
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"roman": "besplódnyj",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "беспло́дный"
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"_dis1": "94 6",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "dìomhain"
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"_dis1": "94 6",
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"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "faoin"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "márny"
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"_dis1": "94 6",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "meningslös"
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"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "lönlös"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "fåfäng"
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"code": "th",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "เปล่าประโยชน์"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"roman": "nekorýsnyj",
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"word": "некори́сний"
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "даре́мний"
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"_dis1": "94 6",
"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "vô dụng"
},
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"_dis1": "94 6",
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"lang": "Vietnamese",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"word": "ᎤᏚᎩᏄᏛᎾ"
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"code": "mi",
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{
"code": "mi",
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"code": "nb",
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"code": "fa",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "عبث"
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{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "بی فایده"
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{
"code": "fa",
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{
"code": "pl",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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"code": "pt",
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"code": "ru",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "тще́тный"
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{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
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"word": "беспло́дный"
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{
"code": "ru",
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{
"code": "gd",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
"word": "dìomhain"
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{
"code": "gd",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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{
"code": "sk",
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"word": "márny"
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{
"code": "sk",
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"word": "zbytočný"
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{
"code": "sk",
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"sense": "incapable of producing results",
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{
"code": "es",
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{
"code": "es",
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"code": "sv",
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"code": "sv",
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"code": "th",
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"word": "เปล่าประโยชน์"
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"code": "tr",
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"code": "tr",
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"word": "boş"
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"code": "tr",
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"word": "некори́сний"
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{
"code": "uk",
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"code": "vi",
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