| Main Entry: | barren |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unprofitable |
Synonyms: |
dull, flat, fruitless, futile, lackluster, profitless, stale, uninspiring, unproductive, unrewarding, useless, vain, vapid |
Antonyms: |
developing, growing, productive, profitable |
| Main Entry: | fruitless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bringing no advantage, product |
Synonyms: |
abortive, barren, empty, futile, gainless, idle, in vain, ineffective, ineffectual, infertile, pointless, profitless, spinning one's wheels, sterile, to no avail, to no effect, unavailable, unavailing, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable, unprolific, unsuccessful, useless, vain, wild goose chase |
Antonyms: |
copious, fruitful, plentiful, potent, productive, profitable, successful, useful |
| Main Entry: | futile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hopeless, pointless |
Synonyms: |
abortive, barren, bootless, delusive, empty, exhausted, forlorn, fruitless, hollow, idle, impracticable, impractical, in vain, ineffective, ineffectual, insufficient, no dice, nugatory, on a treadmill, otiose, out the window, profitless, resultless, save one's breath, sterile, to no avail, to no effect, to no purpose, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unneeded, unproductive, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfactory, unsubstantial, unsuccessful, useless, vain, valueless, worthless |
Antonyms: |
fruitful, hopeful, productive, profitable |
| Main Entry: | misspent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wasted |
Synonyms: |
blown, dissipated, down the drain, idle, imprudent, misapplied, prodigal, profitless, squandered, thrown away |
Antonyms: |
profitable, unwasted, used well |
| Main Entry: | useless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working; not valuable |
Synonyms: |
abortive, bootless, counterproductive, disadvantageous, dysfunctional, expendable, feckless, fruitless, futile, good-for-nothing, hopeless, idle, impracticable, impractical, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, inoperative, inutile, meaningless, no good, nonfunctional, of no use, pointless, profitless, purposeless, scrap, stupid*, unavailable, unavailing, unfunctional, unproductive, unprofitable, unpurposed, unusuable, unworkable, vain, valueless, waste, weak, worthless |
Antonyms: |
helpful, usable, useful, valuable, working, worthwhile |
| Main Entry: | vain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | futile, useless |
Synonyms: |
abortive, barren, bootless, delusive, delusory, empty, frivolous, fruitless, going nowhere, hollow, idle, in vicious circle, inefficacious, insignificant, misleading, no-win, not a prayer, nugatory, on a treadmill, otiose, paltry, petty, pointless, profitless, puny, senseless, shuck, slight, sterile, time-wasting, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unnotable, unproductive, unprofitable, valueless, void, worthless |
Antonyms: |
possible |
| Main Entry: | worthless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | of no use; without value |
Synonyms: |
abandoned, abject, barren, base, bogus, cheap, contemptible, counterproductive, despicable, empty, futile, good-for-nothing, ignoble, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, inferior, insignificant, inutile, meaningless, mediocre, miserable, no-account, no-good, nothing, nugatory, paltry, pointless, poor, profitless, sterile, trashy, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unessential, unimportant, unproductive, unprofitable, unusable, useless, valueless, waste, wretched |
Antonyms: |
valuable, worthwhile, worthy |
| Main Entry: | unprofitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | producing no profit or gain |
Synonyms: |
nonprofit, profitless, unlucrative, unremunerative, unsuccessful, worthless |
Antonyms: |
fruitful, gainful, productive, profitable, successful |
| Main Entry: | unprofitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not profitable |
Synonyms: |
barren, dry, fruitless, frustaneous, futile, gainless, hopeless, idle, inutile, pointless, profitless, sterile, unavailing, unfruitful, unlucrative, unremunerative, unrewarding, useless, vain |
Antonyms: |
profitable |
| Main Entry: | inutile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useless |
Synonyms: |
abortive, bootless, counterproductive, disadvantageous, dysfunctional, expendable, feckless, fruitless, futile, good-for-nothing, hopeless, idle, impracticable, impractical, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inept, inoperative, meaningless, no good, nonfunctional, of no use, pointless, profitless, purposeless, scrap, stupid*, unavailable, unavailing, unfunctional, unproductive, unprofitable, unpurposed, unusable, unusuable, unworkable, vain, valueless, waste, weak, worthless |