vain

The word “vain” has 1 syllable: vain

It's pronounced as /veɪn/

What is synonym and antonym for vain?

In the thesaurus, “vain” has 175 synonyms and 70 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for vain along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for vain

abortive
arrogant
assumptive
assured
bad
barren
base
big-headed
biggety
biggity
bigheaded
blusterous
blustery
boastful
bombastic
bootless
braggart
bragging
braggy
bumptious
cavalier
chaffy
cheap
cheapjack
chesty
cocky
complacent
conceited
condescending
confident
consequential
counterproductive
defective
deficient
delusive
delusory
disdainful
domineering
dud
duff
egocentric
egoistic
egoistical
egotistic
egotistical
empty
fastuous
flawed
frivolous
fruitless
futile
going nowhere
haughty
hifalutin
high-and-mighty
high-handed
high-hat
highfalutin
holier-than-thou
hollow
hopeless
huffy
idle
imperfect
imperious
important
impossible
in vain
in vicious circle
inadequate
ineffective
ineffectual
inefficacious
inferior
inflated
insignificant
insufficient
junky
lacking
lofty
lordly
lost
lousy
low-grade
masterful
meaningless
misleading
narcissistic
no dice
no-good
no-win
not a prayer
not worth the candle
nugatory
null
of no avail
on a treadmill
ostentatious
otiose
overconfident
overweening
paltry
patronizing
peremptory
petty
pleased with oneself
pointless
pompous
pontifical
presuming
presumptuous
pretentious
prideful
profitless
proud
puffed up
puny
second-rate
self-adulatory
self-affected
self-applauding
self-asserting
self-assertive
self-assured
self-centered
self-conceited
self-confident
self-congratulatory
self-contented
self-dramatizing
self-engrossed
self-glorifying
self-gratulatory
self-important
self-opinionated
self-promoting
self-satisfied
selfish
senseless
shuck
slight
smug
snobbish
snobby
snooty
sterile
stuck-up
substandard
supercilious
superior
swaggering
swellheaded
swollen-headed
time-wasting
toploftical
toplofty
trifling
trivial
unacceptable
unattainable
unavailing
unimportant
unnotable
unproductive
unprofitable
unsatisfactory
unsuccessful
uppish
uppity
useless
vainglorious
valueless
void
wanting
worthless

Antonyms for vain

adequate
applicable
bashful
cherished
choice
consequential
deadly
demure
diffident
down-to-earth
effective
effectual
efficacious
efficient
egoless
esteemed
exceptional
fancy
feasible
fruitful
functional
high-grade
humble
important
introverted
invaluable
meaningful
meek
modest
mousey
mousy
overmodest
possible
potent
practicable
practical
precious
priceless
prized
productive
profitable
realizable
retiring
self-critical
self-distrustful
self-doubting
self-reproachful
self-reproving
sheepish
shrinking
shy
significant
special
successful
sufficient
timid
treasured
unarrogant
unassertive
unassuming
uncomplacent
unpretentious
usable
useable
useful
valuable
virtuous
workable
worthwhile
worthy

Meanings of vain

adjective
1. Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
2. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
3. Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
4. Showy; ostentatious.

Example Sentences

She spent hours perfecting her appearance, but her efforts proved vain in the pouring rain.
Despite his vain attempts to impress, his true character spoke louder than his words.
The ambitious entrepreneur worked tirelessly, never allowing setbacks to render his dreams vain.
The author wrote not for fame but to share her passion, free from the allure of vain recognition.
His vain pursuit of perfection left him unsatisfied, as he failed to appreciate the beauty of imperfection.

On this page you'll find 245 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to vain, such as: abortive, adequate, applicable, arrogant, assumptive, assured, bad.

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