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Some common synonyms of vain are empty, hollow, idle, nugatory, and otiose. While all these words mean "being without worth or significance," vain implies either absolute or relative absence of value.
- Both empty and hollow suggest a deceiving lack of real substance or soundness or genuineness. // an empty attempt at reconciliation // a hollow vic...
- The synonyms idle and vain are sometimes interchangeable, but idle suggests being incapable of worthwhile use or effect. // idle speculations
- In some situations, the words nugatory and vain are roughly equivalent. However, nugatory suggests triviality or insignificance. // a monarch with...
- The words otiose and vain can be used in similar contexts, but otiose suggests that something serves no purpose and is either an encumbrance or a s...
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Synonyms: empty, worthless, fruitless, unsatisfying, unavailing, idle, ineffectual, egotistic, showy, unreal, conceited, arrogant. Antonyms: solid, substantial, sound, worthy, efficient, effectual, cogent, potent, unconceited, modest, real.
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