Related Words for vainly

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Word	Syllables	Categories
in vain	x/	Phrase, Adverb
futilely	/xx	Adverb
earnestly	/xx	Adverb
unsuccessfully	xx/xx	Adverb
desperately	/xxx	Adverb
valiantly	/xx	Adverb
uselessly	/xx	Adverb
frantically	/xxx	Adverb
feebly	/x	Adverb
fervently	/xx	Adverb
feverishly	/xxx	Adverb
ardently	/xx	Adverb
strenuously	/xxx	Adverb
foolishly	/xx	Adverb
unceasingly	x/xx	Adverb
anxiously	/xx	Adverb
striven	/x	Verb
piously	/xx	Adverb
doggedly	/xx	Adverb
despairingly	x/xx	Adverb
furiously	/xxx	Adverb
manfully	/xx	Adverb
forlornly	x/x	Adverb
endeavouring	x/xx	Verb
insistently	x/xx	Adverb
zealously	/xx	Adverb
assiduously	x/xx	Adverb
pathetically	x/xxx	Adverb
continually	x/xxx	Adverb
endeavored	x/x	Verb
steadfastly	/xx	Adverb
persistently	x/xx	Adverb
tenaciously	x/xx	Adverb
nobly	/x	Adverb
ceaselessly	/xx	Adverb
heroically	x/xx	Adverb
stubbornly	/xx	Adverb
helplessly	/xx	Adverb
furtively	/xx	Adverb
industriously	x/xxx	Adverb
obstinately	/xxx	Adverb
diligently	/xxx	Adverb
relentlessly	x/xx	Adverb
tirelessly	/xx	Adverb
laboriously	x/xxx	Adverb
unhappily	x/xx	Adverb
lamely	/x	Adverb
vigorously	/xxx	Adverb
halfheartedly	/xxx	Adverb
greedily	/xx	Adverb
eagerly	/xx	Adverb
endlessly	/xx	Adverb
determinedly	x/xxx	Adverb
attempting	x/x	Verb
pitifully	/xxx	Adverb
incessantly	x/xx	Adverb
mightily	/xx	Adverb
ignorantly	/xxx	Adverb
miserably	/xxx	Adverb
longingly	/xx	Adverb
interminably	/xxxx	Adverb
studiously	/xxx	Adverb
wearily	/xx	Adverb
perpetually	x/xxx	Adverb
restlessly	/xx	Adverb
busily	/xx	Adverb
sought	/	Verb
resolutely	/xxx	Adverb
clumsily	/xx	Adverb
cynically	/xxx	Adverb
idly	/x	Adverb
falsely	/x	Adverb
childishly	/xx	Adverb
aimlessly	/xx	Adverb
arrogantly	/xxx	Adverb
gallantly	/xx	Adverb
plaintively	/xx	Adverb
timidly	/xx	Adverb
enviously	/xxx	Adverb
breathlessly	/xx	Adverb
wistfully	/xx	Adverb
fitfully	/xx	Adverb
vehemently	/xxx	Adverb
constantly	/xx	Adverb
impatiently	x/xx	Adverb
sorrowfully	/xxx	Adverb
repeatedly	x/xx	Adverb
smugly	/x	Adverb
mutely	/x	Adverb
wantonly	/xx	Adverb
fearfully	/xx	Adverb
silently	/xx	Adverb
actively	/xx	Adverb
stoutly	/x	Adverb
desiring	x/xx	Verb
lustily	/xx	Adverb
triumphantly	x/xx	Adverb
virtuously	/xxx	Adverb
vociferously	x/xxx	Adverb
distractedly	x/xx	Adverb
shamelessly	/xx	Adverb
contemptuously	x/xx	Adverb
mournfully	/xx	Adverb
bitterly	/xx	Adverb
dreams	/	Noun
imploring	x/x	Verb
entreating	x/x	Verb
advent	/x	Noun, Verb
chatty	/x	Adjective, Noun
commencement	x/x	Noun
else	/	Adverb, Adjective, Noun
ever	/x	Adverb, Adjective
frustrate	/x	Verb, Adjective
gave	/	Adjective
hindus	/x	Adjective
israelis	x/x	Adjective
jest	/	Noun, Verb, Adverb
lively	/x	Adjective, Adverb, Noun
longish	/x	Adjective
much	/	Adverb, Adjective, Noun
multitude	/xx	Noun
shouldst	/	Verb
townspeople	/xx	Noun
shirtless	/x	Adjective
stonewall	/x	Name, Verb, Adjective
bulletproof	/xx	Adjective, Verb
no	/	Noun, Adverb, Adjective
anymore	xx/	Adverb
milestone	/x	Noun, Verb
sorta	/x	Adverb