Meaning of UNSUCCESSFUL
| Pronunciation: | | `unsuk'sesful
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- [adj] failing to accomplish an intended result; "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"
- [adj] not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
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UNSUCCESSFUL is a 12 letter word that starts with U. |
| | Synonyms: | | abortive, attempted, defeated, disappointed, discomfited, done for(p), down-and-out, empty-handed, failed, failing, foiled, frustrated, goalless, hitless, losing(a), no-win, out(a), ruined, scoreless, self-defeating, stillborn, sunk, thwarted, undone, unfruitful, unfulfilled, unplaced, unrealised, unrealized, unrewarded, washed-up, winless |
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| | Antonyms: | | successful | | |
| | See Also: | | unfortunate, unprofitable | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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.
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