| 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: | useless |
Synonyms: |
fruitless, futile, hopeless, pointless, unhelpful, vain |
Antonyms: |
beneficial, helpful, useful, valuable |
| 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: | dead |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not working |
Synonyms: |
barren, bygone, defunct, departed, exhausted, extinct, gone, inactive, inoperable, inoperative, lost, obsolete, spent, stagnant, sterile, still, tired, unemployed, unprofitable, useless, vanished, wearied, worn, worn out |
Antonyms: |
active, alive, animate, animated, live, operative, working |
| Main Entry: | disadvantageous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | detrimental, inconvenient |
Synonyms: |
adverse, contrary, damaging, debit-side, deleterious, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, detracting, disparaging, downside, dyslogistic, harmful, hurtful, ill-timed, inexpedient, injurious, inopportune, objectionable, on the debit side, pejorative, prejudicial, slighting, uncomplimentary, unfavorable, unprofitable |
Antonyms: |
advantageous, convenient, helpful, well-timed |
| 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: | ineffective/ineffectual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | weak, useless |
Synonyms: |
abortive, anticlimactic, barren, bootless, defeasible, feckless, feeble, forceless, fruitless, futile, idle, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, inefficacious, inefficient, inept, inferior, innocuous, inoperative, invertebrate, lame, limited, neutralized, nugatory, null, null and void, paltry, powerless, spineless, unable, unavailing, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, vain, void, withered, worthless |
Antonyms: |
competent, effective, effectual, efficient, powerful, strong, useful |
| Main Entry: | pointless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ridiculous, senseless |
Synonyms: |
absurd, aimless, around in circles, fruitless, futile, going nowhere, impotent, in vicious circle, inane, inconsequential, ineffective, ineffectual, insignificant, irrelevant, meaningless, needle in haystack, nongermane, nonsensical, not pertinent, on treadmill, powerless, purportless, remote, silly, stupid, trivial, unavailing, uninteresting, unnecessary, unproductive, unprofitable, useless, vague, vain, worthless |
Antonyms: |
beneficial, meaningful, pointed, profitable, sensible |
| Main Entry: | purposeless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useless, insignificant |
Synonyms: |
aimless, designless, desultory, drifting, empty, feckless, floundering, fustian, goalless, good-for-nothing, haphazard, hit-or-miss, indiscriminate, irregular, meaningless, motiveless, needless, nonsensical, pointless, purportless, random, senseless, uncalled for, undirected, unhelpful, unnecessary, unplanned, unprofitable, unpurposed, vacuous, wanton, worthless |
Antonyms: |
decided, deliberate, determined, planned, purposeful, significant, useful |