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Synonyms for unsuccessful
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More words related to unsuccessful
abortive
adjective. failing to achieve a goal
failing
adjective. not well, weak
fruitless
adjective. bringing no advantage, product
futile
adjective. hopeless, pointless
- abortive
- barren
- bootless
- delusive
- empty
- exhausted
- forlorn
- fruitless
- hollow
- idle
- impracticable
- impractical
- in vain
- ineffective
- ineffectual
- insufficient
- no dice
- nugatory
- on a treadmill
- otiose
- out the window
- profitless
- resultless
- save one's breath
- sterile
- to no avail
- to no effect
- to no purpose
- trifling
- trivial
- unavailing
- unimportant
- unneeded
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unreal
- unsatisfactory
- unsubstantial
- unsuccessful
- useless
- vain
- valueless
- worthless
idle
adjective. worthless, ineffective
ill-chosen
adjective. unfortunate
- adverse
- afflicted
- awkward
- broken
- burdened
- calamitous
- cursed
- damaging
- deplorable
- desperate
- destitute
- disastrous
- doomed
- forsaken
- hapless
- hopeless
- ill-fated
- ill-starred
- in a bad way
- inappropriate
- inept
- infelicitous
- inopportune
- jinxed
- lamentable
- luckless
- out of luck
- pained
- poor
- regrettable
- ruined
- ruinous
- shattered
- star-crossed
- stricken
- troubled
- unbecoming
- unfavorable
- unhappy
- unpropitious
- unprosperous
- unsuccessful
- unsuitable
- untoward
- wretched
ineffective
adjective. useless
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- emasculate
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- ineffectual
- inefficacious
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- no go
- no way
- not effective
- nugatory
- null
- paltry
- powerless
- slack-spined
- spineless
- unable
- unavailable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
ineffective/ineffectual
adjective. weak, useless
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- inefficacious
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
inefficacious
adjective. ineffectual
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- ineffective
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- neutralized
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- useless
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.