Meanings
prepositional phrase
- idiomaticWith no success or benefit; unsuccessfully; to no effect.
Germany huffed and switched angles and went wide, slinging in crosses, and finally sending on Der Targetman, Mario Gomez, for the last 11 minutes. To no avail, as Mexico held on for a sensational win against the defending champions.
2018 June 17, Barney Ronay, “Mexico’s Hirving Lozano stuns world champions Germany for brilliant win”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Aug 2019
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic دون جدوى
- دون جدوىunsuccessfully
Finnish tuloksetta, turhaan
- tuloksettaunsuccessfully
- turhaanunsuccessfully
French sans succès, en vain
- sans succèsunsuccessfully
- en vainunsuccessfully
Greek μάταια, εις μάτην
- μάταια (mátaia)unsuccessfully
- εις μάτην (eis mátin)unsuccessfully
Polish bez skutku
- bez skutkuunsuccessfully
Russian безуспе́шно, безрезульта́тно
- безуспе́шно (bezuspéšno)unsuccessfully
- безрезульта́тно (bezrezulʹtátno)unsuccessfully
Cite this entry
APA
to no avail. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20no%20avail
MLA
“to no avail.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20no%20avail. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to no avail,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20no%20avail.
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