'Unsuccessful' definitions:
Definition of 'unsuccessful'
adjective
Not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome [ant:
successful]
adjective
Failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President" [syn:
abortive,
stillborn, unsuccessful]
Definition of 'Unsuccessful'
- Unsuccessful \Un`suc*cess"ful\, a.
Not successful; not producing the desired event; not
fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky;
unhappy. -- {Un`suc*cess"ful*ly}, adv. --
{Un`suc*cess"ful*ness}, n.
[1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'unsuccessful'
- abortive,
- balked,
- beaten,
- bootless,
- cursed,
- defeated,
- foiled,
- fruitless,
- frustrated,
- hapless,
- ineffective,
- ineffectual,
- inefficacious,
- luckless,
- sterile,
- unavailing,
- unfortunate,
- unfruitful,
- unlucky,
- unproductive,
- unprofitable,
- useless,
- vain,
- worthless
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