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unsuccessful

Thesaurus>not producing a desired result>unsuccessful
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NOT PRODUCING A DESIRED RESULT

Our attempts to change the law were unsuccessful.
Synonyms and examples
failed
The company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product.
bad
Sales have been really bad this quarter.
fruitless
All our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway.
unfruitful
The negotiations were unfruitful.
unproductive
We've had a terribly unproductive meeting.
ineffective
The trial shows that this drug is an ineffective treatment for cancer.
non-effective
This approach to increasing revenue was non-effective.
unviable
The party's plan to drastically cut taxes was economically unviable.
nonviable
The business was deemed commercially non-viable.
unavailingformalliterary
His attentions to the heiress were courteous but unavailing.
vain
He campaigned night and day in a vain attempt to win the party nomination.
unpromising
Millions was spent on developing the treatment, but early tests show it is unpromising.
disastrous
He made a disastrous foray into politics.
patheticdisapproving
His pathetic attempt at a joke failed spectacularly.
be dead in the water
They pulled funding, so the project is dead in the water.
go adriftinformal
After the kids left home, their marriage went adrift.
Antonym and example
successful
She ran a very successful campaign.
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See also
frustrated
struggling
on the ropesinformal
not last long
washed up
on the rocksinformal

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If something is unsuccessful, itdoes not produce a desired result. If someone is unsuccessful, they arenot acheiving wealth, popularity, or success.

NOT ACHIEVING WEALTH, POPULARITY, OR SUCCESS

He tried for years to get his work published before accepting he was a commercially unsuccessful writer.
Synonyms and examples
failed
She was a failed singer.
frustrated
He was a legendary actor, but a frustrated director.
struggling
The struggling actor was cut from yet another film.
on the ropesinformal
After that scandal, the MP is really on the ropes.
not last long
With that temper, he's not going to last long as a teacher.
washed up
He's just a washed-up country singer.
on the rocksinformal
The singer and her husband are on the rocks.
Antonym and example
successful
You are one of the most successful novelists of our age. How did you do it?
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See also
bad
fruitless
unfruitful
unproductive
ineffective
non-effective
unviable
nonviable
unavailingformalliterary
vain
unpromising
disastrous
patheticdisapproving
be dead in the water
go adriftinformal

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If something is unsuccessful, itdoes not produce a desired result. If someone is unsuccessful, they arenot acheiving wealth, popularity, or success.
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