profitless

adjective

Definition of profitlessnext
as in unsuccessful
producing no results trying to reason with her is always a profitless enterprise

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitless
  1. unsuccessful
  2. futile
  3. useless
  4. unprofitable
Adjective
  • 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
  • An attempt to steal an ATM inside the store was unsuccessful.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of unsuccessful
Adjective
  • With dwindling options, Iran also withdrew its allied militias, recognizing that fighting for Assad would be futile.
    Natasha Hall, Foreign Affairs, 9 Dec. 2024
  • This prospect seems likely because the ACLU is poised to pursue the case if the government drops out, making withdrawal by the new Trump administration potentially futile.
    Catherine Cole, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of futile
Adjective
  • This is a fashion collab designed for women’s bodies to be looked at, but the functionality is useless.
    Jamie Aranoff, Outside Online, 12 Dec. 2024
  • It was built on NBA men who subsidized that useless league for decades.
    Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of useless
Adjective
  • Fink and Mellon’s efficiency-minded approach, abandoning unprofitable track and cutting the number of workers required to operate trains, sparked major labor strikes but also helped modernize the industry.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Investors had dumped high-flying fintech companies in 2022 as a wave of unprofitable firms like Dave went public via special purpose acquisition companies.
    Hugh Son, CNBC, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of unprofitable
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