All unsuccessful synonyms
un·suc·cess·ful
U u adj unsuccessful
- bad break — misfortune, period of bad luck
- defeasible — (of an estate or interest in land) capable of being defeated or rendered void
- futile — incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful: Attempting to force-feed the sick horse was futile.
- ill-starred — doomed to misfortune or disaster; ill-fated; unlucky: an ill-starred enterprise.
- anticlimactic — of, having, or like an anticlimax
- in a bad way — not good in any manner or degree.
- in vain — excessively proud of or concerned about one's own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.; conceited: a vain dandy.
- ineffective — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- in-effective — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- fruitless — useless; unproductive; without results or success: a fruitless search for the missing treasure.
- losing — causing or suffering loss.
- anti-climactic — of, like, pertaining to, or expressing anticlimax.
- invertebrate — Zoology. not vertebrate; without a backbone. of or relating to creatures without a backbone.
- inefficacious — not able to produce the desired effect; ineffective.
- gainless — unprofitable.
- abortive — An abortive attempt or action is unsuccessful.
- infelicitous — inapt, inappropriate, or awkward; malapropos: an infelicitous remark.
- idle — not working or active; unemployed; doing nothing: idle workers.
adjective unsuccessful
- manque — having failed, missed, or fallen short, especially because of circumstances or a defect of character; unsuccessful; unfulfilled or frustrated (usually used postpositively): a poet manqué who never produced a single book of verse.
- luckless — having no luck; unfortunate; hapless; ill-fated; turning out or ending disastrously: a luckless venture that ruined many of the investors.
- nonprofit — not established for the purpose of making a profit; not entered into for money: a nonprofit institution.
- forceless — Without force.
- disastrous — causing great distress or injury; ruinous; very unfortunate; calamitous: The rain and cold proved disastrous to his health.
- failed — unsuccessful; failed: a totally fail policy.
- ineffectual — not effectual; without satisfactory or decisive effect: an ineffectual remedy.
- failing — Slang. an embarrassing or humorous mistake, humiliating situation, etc., that is subject to ridicule and given an exaggerated importance: Their app update is a massive fail. the condition or quality resulting from having failed in this way: His online post is full of fail. a person who fails in this way.
- inglorious — shameful; disgraceful: inglorious retreat.
noun unsuccessful
- implosion — the act of imploding; a bursting inward (opposed to explosion).
- ineffectiveness — not effective; not producing results; ineffectual: ineffective efforts; ineffective remedies.
- lead balloon — a total failure
- nonsuccess — Absence of success; failure.
- nonperformance — failure or neglect to perform.