Vain : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'vain': discover synonyms for the word vain, such as futile or fruitless.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as vain. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": futile and fruitless.


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Synonyms for vain sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for vain Degree of synonymy of vain Frequency in the language
futile
   91 1.61  
fruitless
   88 0.45  
conceited
   82 1.84  
egotistic
   79 0.04  
egotistical
   79 0.69  
bootless
   79 0.06  
unproductive
   79 0.27  
proud
   76 83.63  
swollen
   75 3.24  
sleeveless
   73 0.10  
self-conceited
   71  
swollen-headed
   71  
desperate
   67 25.69  
unsuccessful
   66 0.86  
pointless
   65 3.59  
foolish
   64 17.51  
useless
   64 19.94  
ineffectual
   62 0.45  
needless
   61 2.27  
meaningless
   61 4.86  

Lexical field of "vain"

futile
fruitless
conceited
egotistic
egotistical
bootless
unproductive
proud
swollen
sleeveless
self-conceited
swollen-headed
desperate
unsuccessful
pointless
foolish
useless
ineffectual
needless
meaningless
failed
illusory
empty
abortive
superfluous
unnecessary
unhelpful
ineffective
hollow
narcissistic
worthless
wasteful
frivolous
invalid
nothing
gratuitous
inconclusive
trivial
false
simply
just
redundant
insolent
idle
inefficient
only
old
marl
hopeless
forlorn