Antonyms for unsuccessfulun·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

   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

   Synonyms:
   abortive, stillborn

2. abortive, stillborn, unsuccessfuladjective

   failing to accomplish an intended result

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

   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

   Synonyms:
   abortive, stillborn

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1. unsuccessfuladjective

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

How to use unsuccessful in a sentence?

1. Brian Tracy:

   Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, What's in it for me?

2. H. L. Mencken:

   Historian: an unsuccessful novelist.

3. John Cornyn:

   There comes a time when you have to realize that, despite your best efforts, you’ve been unsuccessful, that’s sort of the nature of these elections. You’ve got to have a winner. You’ve got to have a loser.

4. Carsten Kengeter:

   I don't really think this will crystallise at the moment but they could articulate it if our merger (with LSE) is unsuccessful.

5. Calvin Coolidge:

   Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.

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