unsuccessful
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
Related & opposite
- defeated also see
- unfortunate also see
- unprofitable also see
- successful antonym
- success attribute
- attempted similar to
- discomfited similar to
- done forp similar to
- down-and-out similar to
- empty-handed similar to
- hitless similar to
- no-win similar to
- outa similar to
- scoreless similar to
- self-defeating similar to
- unfulfilled similar to
- unplaced similar to
- winless similar to
Sense 2 adjective
failing to accomplish an intended result
an abortive revolt
Related & opposite
- abort derivation
- unfruitful similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | defeated |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unfortunate |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unprofitable |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | successful |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | success |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | attempted |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | discomfited |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | done forp |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | down-and-out |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | empty-handed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | hitless |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | no-win |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | outa |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | scoreless |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | self-defeating |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unfulfilled |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unplaced |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | winless |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | abort |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unfruitful |