futile

As adjectives the difference between unproductive and futile

is that unproductive is not productive; useless; fruitless while futile is incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

Futile is a related term of inoperative.

As adjectives the difference between futile and inoperative

is that futile is incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting while inoperative is not working or functioning; either idle or broken.

Futile is a related term of incompetent.

As adjectives the difference between futile and incompetent

is that futile is incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting while incompetent is incompetent.

As adjectives the difference between barren and futile

is that barren is unable to bear children; sterile while futile is incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

As a noun barren

is an area of low fertility and habitation, a desolate place.

Unfruitful is a related term of futile.

As adjectives the difference between unfruitful and futile

is that unfruitful is of or pertaining to not bearing fruit (usually figuratively) while futile is incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

As adjectives the difference between futile and frivolous

is that futile is incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting while frivolous is silly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner.

As adjectives the difference between insignificant and futile

is that insignificant is not significant; not important, consequential, or having a noticeable effect while futile is incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

Futile is a synonym of petty.

As an adjective futile

is incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

As a proper noun petty is

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Meaningless is a related term of futile.

As adjectives the difference between meaningless and futile

is that meaningless is lacking meaning while futile is incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting.

As adjectives the difference between futile and trivial

is that futile is incapable of producing results; useless; not successful; not worth attempting while trivial is ignorable; of little significance or value.

As a noun trivial is

any of the three liberal arts forming the trivium.