| 单词 | thesaurus/fruitless |
| 释义 | Thesaurus: synonyms and antonyms offruitlessin EnglishfruitlessThesaurus>not producing a desired result>fruitless These are words and phrases related tofruitless. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or,go to the definition of fruitless. NOT PRODUCING A DESIRED RESULTAll our pleas that she remain in university were fruitless - she left anyway. Synonyms and examples unsuccessful Our attempts to change the law were unsuccessful. failed The company went bankrupt pouring money into yet another failed product. bad Sales have been really bad this quarter. unfruitful The negotiations were unfruitful. unproductive We've had a terribly unproductive meeting. ineffective The trial shows that this drug is an ineffective treatment for cancer. non-effective This approach to increasing revenue was non-effective. unviable The party's plan to drastically cut taxes was economically unviable. nonviable The business was deemed commercially non-viable. unavailingformalliterary His attentions to the heiress were courteous but unavailing. vain He campaigned night and day in a vain attempt to win the party nomination. unpromising Millions was spent on developing the treatment, but early tests show it is unpromising. disastrous He made a disastrous foray into politics. patheticdisapproving His pathetic attempt at a joke failed spectacularly. be dead in the water They pulled funding, so the project is dead in the water. go adriftinformal After the kids left home, their marriage went adrift. Antonym and example successful She ran a very successful campaign. Go to the thesaurus article about these synonyms and antonyms offruitless. See also frustrated struggling on the ropesinformal not last long washed up on the rocksinformal Learn moreIf something is unsuccessful, itdoes not produce a desired result. If someone is unsuccessful, they arenot acheiving wealth, popularity, or success. |
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