unsuccessful

DEFINITIONS OF: unsuccessful

Synonyms: defeated
beaten or overcome; not victorious; unfortunate
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune; unprofitable
producing little or no profit or gain; attempted
tried unsuccessfully; defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted
disappointingly unsuccessful; done for, ruined, sunk, undone, washed-up
doomed to extinction; down-and-out
lacking resources (or any prospect of resources); empty-handed, unrewarded
having acquired or gained nothing; hitless
(of a batter) without a hit; no-win
certain to end in failure and disappointment; out
out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; goalless, hitless, scoreless
having no points scores; self-defeating
acting to defeat its own purpose; unfulfilled, unrealised, unrealized
of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities; unplaced
not one of the first three in a race or competition; winless
having no wins

Antonyms:: successful
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome; undefeated
victorious; fortunate
having unexpected good fortune; productive
producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); boffo
resoundingly successful and popular; booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving
very lively and profitable; in
holding office; made
successful or assured of success; no-hit
of a game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; productive
yielding positive results; self-made
having achieved success or recognition by your own efforts; sure-fire
certain to be successful; triple-crown
unofficial championship title for player who heads the league in batting average and home runs and runs batted in; triple-crown
of a horse that has won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes and the Preakness races; victorious, winning
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