Unsuccessful synonyms

ŭn'sək-sĕs'fəl

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inefficacious
Not capable of producing a desired effect or result; ineffective.
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futile
Having no useful result; ineffectual:
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vain
Not yielding the desired outcome; fruitless:
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of no effect
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ineffectual
The definition of ineffectual is not productive or not working correctly.
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unlucky
Resulting or likely to result in misfortune; inauspicious:
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fruitless
Not leading to success; unproductive:
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crossed
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immature
Marked by or suggesting a lack of normal maturity:
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manqué (French)
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foiled
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shipwrecked
Stranded as a result of a shipwreck.
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overpowered
Overly powerful
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broken
Topographically rough; uneven:
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overborne
Overpowered or overcome:
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ruined
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destroyed
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thwarted
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dashed
(UK, informal) A euphemism for damned.
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premature
Born after a gestation period of less than the normal time:
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inoperative
Not operative; not working; not functioning; without effect
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duped
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left holding the sack
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skunked
(Slang) Inebriated or intoxicated.
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stymied
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jinxed
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out-of-luck
(Idiomatic) experiencing a temporary misfortune
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successful (antonym)
Having obtained something desired or intended:
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fortunate (antonym)
Having unexpected good fortune; lucky.
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lucky (antonym)
The definition of lucky is someone who has good fortune, something that brings good fortune, or something that results from good fortune and chance.
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abortive
Failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless:
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bootless
Being without advantage or benefit; useless.
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failing
Undergoing failure:
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hapless
Devoid of talent or skill.
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hopeless
Having no hope; despairing:
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manque
Potential but unrealized; would-be
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unfortunate
Having bad luck; unlucky
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unprofitable
Not worthwhile
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unprosperous
Not prosperous.
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barren
Devoid of something specified:
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useless
(Pejorative, of a person) good-for-nothing; not dependable.
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in-vain
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thrive (related)
Having no useful result
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used (related)
That has or have previously been owned by someone else.
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stillborn
Dead when delivered from the womb
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unsuccesful (related)
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disappointed
Defeated of expectation or hope; let down.
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nonsuited
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failed
Having undergone failure:
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worthless
Without worth or merit; useless, valueless, etc.
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aborted
Brought forth prematurely.
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disastrous
Extremely bad; terrible:
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unproductive
(Economics) Adding nothing to exchangeable value.
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sterile
Not able to produce offspring, seeds, or fruit; unable to reproduce.
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balked
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  • When the first two tries proved unsuccessful, tempers frayed even more.

  • Gabriel replaced the hourglass after several unsuccessful attempts to shake it.

  • She accepted the whip and made another unsuccessful swing.

  • His attempt was at first unsuccessful; [[North Terrace Wall]] ?

  • In 1867 there was an unsuccessful attempt to combine all the Presbyterian bodies of the North.

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