fruitless

Definitions

Failing to achieve the desired results; unproductive or useless.

Not producing any fruit or offspring.

Examples

After hours of fruitless searching, we finally decided to give up on finding the lost keys.

The negotiations proved to be fruitless as neither side was willing to compromise on their demands.

He made a fruitless attempt to fix the broken engine without the proper tools.

Synonyms

futile vain unproductive useless ineffectual pointless unsuccessful

Antonyms

fruitful productive successful effective profitable useful advantageous