Both had now given up the useless struggle to free themselves from the mass of wood that held them down; Ulrich limited his endeavours to an effort to bring his one partially free arm near enough to his outer coat-pocket to draw out his wine-flask.

What synonym could the writer use in place of useless to convey a tone of hopelessness?

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Responses

pointless
pointless

shameless
shameless

flawless
flawless

needless

1 answer

The best synonym to convey a tone of hopelessness in place of "useless" is pointless.