Synonyms for unsuccessful
un·suc·cess·ful

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1. unsuccessfuladjective

   Antonyms:
   successful

2. unsuccessfuladjective

   His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences...and an occasional good-natured ribbing.

   Antonyms:
   successful

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1. unsuccessful

   Synonyms:
   futile, vain, ineffectual, fruitless, unfortunate

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1. unsuccessfuladjective

   not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

   Synonyms:
   abortive, stillborn

   Antonyms:
   prospering, flourishing, boffo, self-made, made, prosperous, no-hit, winning, successful, productive, fruitful, thriving, sure-fire, in(p), triple-crown, booming, palmy, roaring, victorious

2. abortive, stillborn, unsuccessfuladjective

   failing to accomplish an intended result

   "an abortive revolt"; "a stillborn plot to assassinate the President"

   Synonyms:
   abortive, stillborn

   Antonyms:
   self-made, triple-crown, booming, palmy, in(p), winning, made, fruitful, roaring, thriving, sure-fire, prosperous, flourishing, victorious, boffo, prospering, successful, no-hit, productive

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1. unsuccessfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   unavailing, ineffectual, abortive, fruitless, bootless, profitless, vain, futile, in vain

2. unsuccessfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   luckless, unfortunate, unlucky, unprosperous, ill-starred, ill-fated

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1. unsuccessfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   unfortunate, unlucky, unprosperous, abortive, fruitless, unavailing, bootless, ineffectual, futile

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1. List of paraphrases for "unsuccessful":

   fruitless, failed, abortive, aborted, vain, futile, non-reportable, incorrect, unproductive, ineffective

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1. Ted Cruz:

   Despite Senate Democrats ’ best efforts to demagogue this nomination, they will be unsuccessful, as a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, I look forward to supporting Patrick Leahy nomination, and am confident that Senate Judiciary Committee will move swiftly to confirm Judge Kavanaugh in the coming months.

2. Jennifer Aniston:

   Many people are uneducated on infertility issues and have this belief that IVF will fix it, the concept of IVF fixing infertility needs to end. People sharing their unsuccessful IVF stories will help others see that it isn't their fault. It can help others not feel so alone.

3. Parliament Damian Collins:

   In August 2009 Sheikh Salman then Bahrain FA president was accused of using FIFA financed sports development budgets to fund Sheikh Salman unsuccessful campaign for FIFA executive committee election, in a leaked letter received by the Al Bilad newspaper it was claimed that Sheikh Salman had spent upwards of 850,000 dinars( 1.6 million GBP) on Sheikh Salman campaign and that some of Sheikh Salman money had come from FIFA financed football development projects.

4. Paul Sweeney:

   True success is overcoming the fear of being unsuccessful.

5. Ethan Scheiner:

   The DPJ government was seen as so unsuccessful in so many ways that it is no longer viewed as the true, viable alternative to the LDP.