What does futility of life mean?

When you can’t see the point in even trying, that’s the feeling of futility, the sense that no matter how much you work at it, nothing good will happen, so you might as well give up.

What is the best synonym for futile?

futile

abortive,
barren,
bootless,
empty,
fruitless,
ineffective,
ineffectual,
inefficacious,

What’s another word for Mingle?

Some common synonyms of mingle are amalgamate, blend, coalesce, commingle, fuse, merge, and mix.

Which word means prior to the war?

ante bellum

Is prior to meaning?

: in advance of : before.

Is Prior to correct?

Grammar purists will tell you that you should not use the expression “prior to” as a preposition when you mean “before.” They will tell you “prior” is an adjective that means “earlier” or “previous.” You wouldn’t say “earlier to” or “previous to,” so you shouldn’t use “prior to.”

How do you use prior to?

Examples of ‘prior to’ in a sentence prior to

She had been wearing a silk dressing-gown — probably she was taking a bath prior to going out.
One day, she thought, my photographs will be developed here prior to publication.

What’s the difference between before and prior to?

Before is more generalised and can relate to anything that came before an event or emotion. Prior refers to something that came before which is very relevant to the event that came after. So prior to is more specific than the word before. Prior to is usually followed by a description of what came next.

How do you use Prior in a sentence?

Prior sentence example

I’d witnessed his reaction the prior night.
She had received notice from Parkside’s police officer McCarthy the prior day, Tuesday, late in the afternoon.
He’s not anxious to resurrect any of his prior difficulties.
Dean was reminded of his prior night’s dream.

Can you end a sentence with prior?

There are sentences where that is acceptable, yes. The word prior must be used in reference to a different time. In this sentence it is implied that you mean: “I arrived at the building but it had been demolished one week prior to my arrival.” but the redudant ending is omitted.

What is the opposite of prior?

Antonyms: after, concluding, consequent, following, hind, hinder, hindmost, later, latter, posterior, subsequent, succeeding. Synonyms: antecedent, anterior, earlier, foregoing, former, forward, front, introductory, precedent, preceding, preliminary, previous.

What’s another word for prior to?

Some common synonyms of prior are antecedent, anterior, foregoing, former, preceding, and previous. While all these words mean “being before,” previous and prior imply existing or occurring earlier, but prior often adds an implication of greater importance.