futureless

adjective

Definition of futurelessnext
as in inauspicious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for futureless
  1. inauspicious
  2. hopeless
  3. unsuccessful
  4. no-good
  5. unpromising
Adjective
  • While Cena’s official debut seemed designed to strap a rocket to his back, the unofficial second debut of John Cena was much more inauspicious.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 18 July 2024
  • From this inauspicious start, things went downhill.
    Matt Slater, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of inauspicious
Adjective
  • That doesn’t mean Trump's opponents are facing a hopeless task.
    Gunther Peck / Made by History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
  • As Queenie, navigating empty relationships and professional disappointments on a journey from self-sabotage to self-worth, Brown makes a whole person from a variety of attitudes — hopeful, hopeless, hungover, exuberant, fretful, thoughtful.
    Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of hopeless
Adjective
  • The account could not be independently confirmed, and attempts to reach hospital staff were unsuccessful.
    Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
  • School’s Punishment of Black Student Suspended Over Hairstyle Doesn’t Violate the Law, Judge Rules Sawicki, who is representing the plaintiff, told the Dallas Morning News that efforts to settle the case out of court were unsuccessful, which led to the filing of the lawsuit.
    David Chiu, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of unsuccessful
Adjective
  • Moving right along, Rufus (Michael Maggi), the no-good gambler who lost his wife, Salena’s, shares in the Blue faction, gets put to work by Berenice, Titus’s Judean queen-mistress-whatever.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
  • The new episode digs into Sofia's backstory via flashbacks: It's revealed that Sofia was framed for seven murders by her no-good dad (Mark Strong), and instead of taking over the family like her father promised, she's arrested and admitted to Arkham.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of no-good
Adjective
  • The hype for this year’s outing was undermined by what looked to be an unpromising matchup; at 6-5, Michigan was a 20.5-point underdog heading into its road trip to No. 2 Ohio State (10-1).
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Johnson campaigned against an unpromising backdrop: nearly ten years of austerity cuts under successive Tory governments, doubts about his flamboyant character, and fratricidal division within his party over Brexit.
    Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2020
Definition of unpromising
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