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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| ineffectual | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unproductive | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| useless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| unavailing | xx/x | Adjective, Adjective |
| fruitless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| vain | / | Adjective, Adjective |
| sleeveless | /x | Adjective, Adjective |
| pointless | /x | Adjective |
| futility | x/xx | Noun |
| ineffective | xx/x | Adjective |
| unsuccessful | xx/x | Adjective |
| hopeless | /x | Adjective |
| impractical | x/xx | Adjective |
| unfeasible | x/xx | Adjective |
| foolhardy | /xx | Adjective |
| counterproductive | /xxxx | Adjective |
| misguided | x/x | Adjective |
| unfruitful | x/x | Adjective |
| foolish | /x | Adjective |
| unwise | x/ | Adjective |
| impossible | x/xx | Adjective |
| worthless | /x | Adjective |
| absurd | x/ | Adjective |
| tedious | /xx | Adjective |
| quixotic | x/x | Adjective |
| meaningless | /xx | Adjective |
| ridiculous | x/xx | Adjective |
| irrelevant | x/xx | Adjective |
| impracticable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| pathetic | x/x | Adjective |
| arduous | /xx | Adjective |
| worthwhile | // | Adjective |
| unprofitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| inane | x/ | Noun |
| ludicrous | /xx | Adjective |
| idiotic | xx/x | Adjective |
| wasteful | /x | Adjective |
| doomed | / | Verb |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| infeasible | x/xx | Adjective |
| impotent | /xx | Adjective |
| unworkable | x/xx | Adjective |
| unnecessary | x/xxx | Adjective |
| illogical | x/xx | Adjective |
| unreasonable | x/xx | Adjective |
| trivial | /xx | Adjective |
| senseless | /x | Adjective |
| stupid | /x | Adjective |
| valueless | /xx | Adjective |
| purposeless | /xx | Adjective |
| laughable | /xx | Adjective |
| frustrate | /x | Verb |
| silly | /x | Adjective |
| inevitable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| laborious | x/xx | Adjective |
| discouraging | x/xx | Adjective |
| inefficient | xx/x | Adjective |
| frivolous | /xx | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| feeble | /x | Adjective |
| inconsequential | xxx/x | Adjective |
| uneconomical | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| fatuous | /xx | Adjective |
| insipid | x/x | Adjective |
| tiresome | /xx | Adjective |
| unsatisfying | x/xxx | Adjective |
| disingenuous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| contemptible | x/xx | Adjective |
| desperate | /x | Adjective |
| inadequate | x/xx | Adjective |
| unjustifiable | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| pitiful | /xx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| untenable | x/xx | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| imprudent | x/x | Adjective |
| farcical | /xx | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| irksome | /x | Adjective |
| intolerable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| superfluous | /xx | Adjective |
| unjust | x/ | Adjective |
| strenuous | /xx | Adjective |
| unsustainable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unhelpful | x/x | Adjective |
| shortsighted | //x | Adjective |
| halfhearted | /xx | Adjective |
| unsatisfactory | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| unachievable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| nonsensical | x/xx | Adjective |
| ignoble | x/x | Adjective |
| torturous | /xx | Adjective |
| irrational | x/xx | Adjective |
| inept | x/ | Adjective |
| abhorrent | x/x | Adjective |
| undignified | x/xx | Adjective |
| inhumane | xx/ | Adjective |
| naught | / | Noun |
| inconclusive | xx/x | Adjective |
| distasteful | x/x | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| resistance | x/x | Noun |
| miserable | /xxx | Adjective |
| puerile | /x | Adjective |
| thwarted | /x | Verb |
| unconvincing | xx/x | Adjective |
| destructive | x/x | Adjective |
| unlawful | x/x | Adjective |
| inconceivable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| ultimately | /xxx | Adverb |
| hopelessly | /xx | Adverb |
| risky | /x | Adjective |
| incomprehensible | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| ruinous | /xx | Adjective |
| insane | x/ | Adjective |
| repugnant | x/x | Adjective |
| improbable | x/xx | Adjective |
| disastrous | x/x | Adjective |
| fruitful | /x | Adjective |
| unimportant | xx/x | Adjective |
| valiant | /x | Noun |
| forlorn | x/ | Adjective |
| incapable | x/xx | Adjective |
| luckless | /x | Adjective |
| abortive | x/x | Adjective |
| unlikely | x/x | Adjective |
| void | / | Noun |
| done | / | Verb |
| unattainable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| unavailable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| endless | /x | Adjective |
| barren | /x | Adjective |
| undone | x/ | Noun |
| inutile | x/x | Noun |
| failed | / | Verb |
| in vain | x/ | Phrase, Adverb, Adjective |
| inoperable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unworthy | x/x | Adjective |
| sterile | /x | Adjective |
| helpless | /x | Adjective |
| ineluctable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| empty | /x | Adjective |
| cycling | /xx | Noun |
| attempt | x/ | Noun |
| grab | / | Noun |
| gesture | /x | Noun |
| chase | / | Noun |
| quests | / | Noun |
| stabs | / | Noun |
| search | / | Noun |
| heroics | x/x | Noun |
| regrets | x/ | Noun |
| exercise | /xx | Noun |
| wrangling | /xx | Noun |
| cave | / | Noun, Verb |
| ceaseless | /x | Adjective |
| conceited | x/x | Adjective |
| desultory | /xxx | Adjective |
| elusive | x/x | Adjective |
| false | / | Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun |
| feasible | /xx | Adjective |
| hollow | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb |
| idle | /x | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| illusory | x/xx | Adjective |
| infertile | x/x | Adjective |
| just | / | Adverb, Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| meaningful | /xx | Adjective |
| mindless | /x | Adjective |
| moot | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| needless | /x | Adjective, Adverb |
| only | /x | Adverb, Adjective, Noun |
| petty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| pious | /x | Adjective |
| protracted | x/x | Adjective |
| redundant | x/x | Adjective |
| sensu | /x | Adjective |
| simply | /x | Adverb |
| undue | x/ | Adjective |
| unending | x/x | Adjective |
| unoccupied | x/xx | Adjective |
| unusable | x/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| useful | /x | Adjective |
| vigorous | /xx | Adjective |
| stonewall | /x | Name, Verb, Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| bulletproof | /xx | Adjective, Verb |
| no | / | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| anymore | xx/ | Adverb |
| sorta | /x | Adverb |
| literally | /xxx | Adverb |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
