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futile(adjective, weak, inadequate, limited, feeble)
23
abortive(adjective, inferior, inadequate, limited, feeble)
22
fruitless(adjective, weak, inferior, inadequate, limited)
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ineffectual(adjective, weak, inadequate, limited, feeble)
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useless(adjective, weak, failure, inferior, inadequate)
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unavailing(adjective, weak, inferior, short, inadequate)
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ineffective(adjective, weak, useless, trivial, failing)
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unproductive(adjective, weak, inferior, inadequate, limited)
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bootless(adjective, inferior, inadequate, limited, feeble)
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failed(adjective, failing, ineffective, futile)
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defeated(adjective, weak, short, failing, finished)
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unfruitful(adjective, inferior, inadequate, limited, feeble)
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thwarted(adjective, failing, worsted, ineffective)
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worthless(adjective, inferior, inadequate, limited, feeble)
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failing(adjective, failure, ineffective, weakening)
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idle(adjective, weak, inferior, inadequate, limited)
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incompetent(adjective, weak, inadequate, limited, feeble)
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inoperative(adjective, inferior, inadequate, limited, feeble)
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lame(weak, inferior, inadequate, limited, feeble)
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losing(adjective, failing, ineffective)
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APASmart Define. (2016). unsuccessful thesaurus. Retrieved September 29, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/unsuccessful/thesaurus/synonyms
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