unsuccessful
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Synonyms & Antonyms for unsuccessful
Synonyms
abortive, barren, bootless, empty, fruitless, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, otiose, profitless, unavailing, unproductive, unprofitable, useless, vain
Antonyms
deadly, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, potent, productive, profitable, successful, virtuous
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Those efforts have largely been unsuccessful so far, and Polster ruled this week that the plaintiffs can put their claims in front of a jury next month. — Eric Heisig, cleveland.com, "Generic opioid maker Mallinckrodt agrees to $30 million settlement with Cuyahoga, Summit counties," 6 Sep. 2019 Attempts to reach athletic department officials were also unsuccessful. — Cynthia Fernandez, BostonGlobe.com, "Merrimack College student arrested for assaulting female in dorm room," 5 Sep. 2019 Attempts to contact the Nogueira family were unsuccessful. — James Queally, Glendale News-Press, "Two men accused of setting blaze at Eagle Rock homeless encampment that grew into brush fire," 4 Sep. 2019 Attempts to contact the Nogueira family were unsuccessful on Wednesday. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, "How did another attack on the homeless in L.A. lead to a dangerous brush fire?," 4 Sep. 2019 Life-saving measures at the scene were unsuccessful, West Point said. — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, "20-Year-Old Aspiring West Point Cadet Falls to His Death from Rocky Cliff at Popular Diving Site," 3 Sep. 2019 Lifesaving measures at the scene were unsuccessful, police said. — Evan Simko-bednarski, CNN, "West Point cadet candidate falls to his death at cliff-diving spot," 2 Sep. 2019 Life saving measures were attempted at the scene, but were unsuccessful. — Fox News, "West Point cadet falls to death at popular cliff-diving location," 2 Sep. 2019 The Vikings tried to trade Treadwell and Sloter but were unsuccessful. — Chris Tomasson, Twin Cities, "Vikings cut Kyle Sloter, Laquon Treadwell, keep just two QBs, four WRs," 31 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unsuccessful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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