What is another word for in vain?

Close synonyms include vainly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is in vain a common word?

in vain is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

In vain — meaning, 1 synonym and examples

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
to no avail
“he looked for her in vain”
“the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution”
Synonymsvainly

Questions about in vain

What does in vain mean?: in vain means "to no avail".
What is another word for in vain?: Close synonyms include vainly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is in vain a common word?: in vain is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for in vain come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adverb

1 senseA word that modifies a verb, adjective or other adverb.

1.
to no avail
“he looked for her in vain”
“the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution”
Synonymsvainly

Questions about in vain

What does in vain mean?: in vain means "to no avail".
What is another word for in vain?: Close synonyms include vainly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is in vain a common word?: in vain is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for in vain come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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