abortive | Definition of abortive

Synonyms and Antonyms of abortive

producing no results

an abortive attempt to recover the sunken pirate ship

Synonyms of abortive

barren, bootless, empty, fruitless, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, otiose, profitless, unavailing, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain

Words Related to abortive

hollow, idle, meaningless, pointless, valueless, worthless

hopeless, impossible, lost, no-win, unattainable

inadequate, insufficient, lacking, wanting

counterproductive

Phrases Synonymous with abortive

in vain, no dice, not worth the candle, of no avail

Near Antonyms of abortive

meaningful, worthwhile

adequate, sufficient

applicable, feasible, functional, practicable, practical, realizable, usable (also useable), workable

Antonyms of abortive

deadly, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, potent, productive, profitable, successful, virtuous