unsuccessful - Similar and Opposite Words

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Adjective

failing to accomplish an intended result

Synonyms

• abortive
• stillborn
• unsuccessful

Related

• unfruitful

Adjective

not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

Synonyms

• unsuccessful

Related

• attempted
• defeated
• disappointed
• discomfited
• done for
• down-and-out
• empty-handed
• foiled
• frustrated
• goalless
• hitless
• no-win
• out
• pointless
• ruined
• scoreless
• self-defeating
• sunk
• thwarted
• undone
• unfulfilled
• unplaced
• unrealised
• unrealized
• unrewarded
• washed-up
• winless

Opposite / Antonyms

• successful

Also See

• defeated
• unfortunate
• unprofitable

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