wild-goose chase (5 synonym found)

Wild-goose chase has 5 synonyms. The top synonyms for wild-goose chase are dud, miscarriage, misfire, flash in the pan, labor in vain. Another word for wild-goose chase is dud. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for wild-goose chase?

A common synonym for wild-goose chase is dud. Other synonyms include miscarriage, misfire, flash in the pan, labor in vain.

How many synonyms does wild-goose chase have?

Wild-goose chase has 5 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does wild-goose chase mean?

°A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.

Definition of wild-goose chase:

°A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.
"I went on a wild-goose chase all over the town looking for that book until I discovered it was out of print."
°A task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.
"Diagnosing this software application's problems is a wild-goose chase because it is built in an environment that has poor debugging tools."
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Definition of wild-goose chase:

°A futile search, a fruitless errand; a useless and often lengthy pursuit.
"I went on a wild-goose chase all over the town looking for that book until I discovered it was out of print."
°A task whose execution is inordinately complex relative to the value of the outcome.
"Diagnosing this software application's problems is a wild-goose chase because it is built in an environment that has poor debugging tools."
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