Abortive synonyms

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vain
(Archaic) Foolish.
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failing
Undergoing failure:
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fruitless
Not leading to success; unproductive:
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futile (related)
The definition of futile is something that won't succeed or is unimportant.
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frustrate
(Now Rare) Frustrated; baffled; defeated
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ineffective
Not producing an intended effect; ineffectual:
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rudimentary
The definition of rudimentary is basic skills, the early stages of development or basic fundamental concepts of education.
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sterile
Producing little or no vegetation; unfruitful:
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unproductive
(Economics) Adding nothing to exchangeable value.
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unsuccessful
Having an unfavorable outcome:
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useless
Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
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efficient (antonym)
Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
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productive (antonym)
Effective in achieving specified results; originative. Used with of :
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fruitful (antonym)
The definition of fruitful is a fertile person with many children, or a plant that produces a lot of fruit, or something productive or effective.
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successful (antonym)
Having obtained something desired or intended:
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effectual (antonym)
Producing or sufficient to produce a desired effect.
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complete (antonym)
With all parts included; with nothing missing; full.
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consummated (antonym)
failing to achieve a goal
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stillborn
(Figuratively, by extension) Ignored, without influence, or unsuccessful from the outset; abortive.
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nonremunerative
Not remunerative.
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rewardless
Lacking reward
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successless
Without success; unsuccessful.
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unmatured
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stickit
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ill-fated (related)
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aborted (related)
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imperfect
(Gram.) In certain inflected languages, designating or of the tense of a verb that indicates a past action or state as uncompleted, continuous, customary, or going on at the same time as another: “was writing” and “used to write” are English forms corresponding to the imperfect tense in such languages
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Find another word for abortive. In this page you can discover 32 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for abortive, like: vain, failing, fruitless, See syn. study at, futile, frustrate, ineffective, ineffectual, miscarrying, rudimentary and sterile.
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Abortive Sentence Examples

  • The invasion of the Goths and the death of Decius put an end to the abortive attempt.

  • On his return home he was immediately sent on the abortive expedition to Hanover.

  • The spreading branches have a tendency to assume a tortuous form, owing to the central shoots becoming abortive, and the growth thus being continued laterally, causing a zigzag development, more exaggerated in old trees and those standing in From Kotschy, op. cit.

  • During the war of 1770 the Greeks had risen in an abortive rebellion, promptly crushed by the Turks.

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