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SUCCESSFUL Antonyms

There are 23 antonyms of the word successful. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For SUCCESSFUL

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unsuccessful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

adjective satellite

• failing to accomplish an intended result

abortive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• failing to accomplish an intended result

barren
adjectiveadj
noun

• an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation

adjective satellite

• providing no shelter or sustenance

• not bearing offspring

• completely wanting or lacking

botched
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• spoiled through incompetence or clumsiness

defeated
verbv
adjective

• beaten or overcome; not victorious

noun

• people who are defeated

adjective satellite

• disappointingly unsuccessful

failure
noun

• an act that fails

• an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

• lack of success

• a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

• an unexpected omission

• inability to discharge all your debts as they come due

• loss of ability to function normally

foiled
verbv
adjective satellite

• disappointingly unsuccessful

fruitless
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• unproductive of success

frustrated
noun, adjectiven, adj
adjective satellite

• disappointingly unsuccessful

futile
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• producing no result or effect

• unproductive of success

hapless
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• deserving or inciting pity

hopeless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success

adjective satellite

• of a person unable to do something skillfully

• certain to fail

• (informal to emphasize how bad it is) beyond hope of management or reform

inadequate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task

adjective satellite

• of insufficient quantity to meet a need

ineffective
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not producing an intended effect

adjective satellite

• lacking in power or forcefulness

• lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate

unfortunate
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune

• not auspicious; boding ill

noun

• a person who suffers misfortune

adjective satellite

• unsuitable or regrettable

uninspiring
adjectiveadj
adjective

• depressing to the spirit

unlucky
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or bringing misfortune

adjective satellite

• marked by or promising bad fortune

unproductive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not producing or capable of producing

adjective satellite

• not producing desired results

worthless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in usefulness or value

adjective satellite

• morally reprehensible

losing
verbv
verb

• fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

• fail to win

• suffer the loss of a person through death or removal

• miss from one's possessions; lose sight of

• allow to go out of sight or mind

• fail to make money in a business; make a loss or fail to profit

• fail to get or obtain

• fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

• withdraw, as from reality

• be set at a disadvantage

Alternatives for UNSUCCESSFUL

Alternatives for ABORTIVE

Alternatives for BARREN

Alternatives for BOTCHED

Alternatives for DEFEATED

Alternatives for FAILURE

Alternatives for FOILED

Alternatives for FRUITLESS

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