Unsuccessful

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  • adjective. Having an unfavorable outcome.
  • adjective. Failing to attain something desired or intended.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Not successful; not producing the desired event; not fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky; unhappy.
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  • adjective. Failed, not successful.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. failing to accomplish an intended result
  • adjective. not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
    • Word Usage
    "The fraudulent conviction of the late Senator Ted Stevens was referred to as "unsuccessful," which it was, after he lost reelection by a hair's breadth."
    Antonyms
    Words with the opposite meaning
    successful  
    cross-reference
    ineffectual  
    Equivalent
    attempted  defeated  disappointed  discomfited  done for  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    stressful  successful  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    abortive  arduous  desperate  disastrous  fruitless  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abortive  balked  beaten  bootless  cursed  
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