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Definitions for: Unsuccessful
[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
Webster (1913) 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.
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
Antonyms: successful
See Also: unfortunate, unprofitable
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