unsuccessful
not achieving or not attended with success: an unsuccessful person;an unsuccessful venture.
Origin of unsuccessful
1Other words for unsuccessful
Other words from unsuccessful
- un·suc·cess·ful·ly, adverb
- un·suc·cess·ful·ness, noun
Words Nearby unsuccessful
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How to use unsuccessful in a sentence
The campaign has recorded 102 million voter contacts through phone calls and door knocks since it began, a category that includes unsuccessful attempts to reach people.
Trump and his campaign try to allay concerns about trailing Biden in television ads | Michael Scherer, Josh Dawsey | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostOn August 12, after months of unsuccessful negotiations with Condé Nast, Priya Krishna, Rick Martinez, and El-Waylly all took to Instagram to share that they would no longer appear in the brand’s test kitchen videos.
Bon Appétit Announces Dawn Davis, Publishing Heavyweight, as New Editor-in-Chief | Elazar Sontag | August 27, 2020 | EaterAn attorney’s unsuccessful effort to obtain Metropolitan Transit System body camera video to defend her client has revealed gaps in the agency’s policy for handling footage that will soon get outside scrutiny at MTS’s request.
MTS Purged Body Camera Footage Before Man’s Attorney Could Access it | Lisa Halverstadt | July 21, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoLater on, Hubbard was chief economic adviser to Mitt Romney on his unsuccessful 2012 presidential campaign.
Does the President Matter as Much as You Think? (Ep. 404) | Stephen J. Dubner | February 6, 2020 | FreakonomicsHallie Walker was trying to discern the difference between a successful rally and an unsuccessful one.
How to Make Meetings Less Terrible (Ep. 389) | Stephen J. Dubner | September 19, 2019 | Freakonomics
As a boy, by the way, Pierre had set out from Florida in an unsuccessful canoe trip to Cuba!
She had an unsuccessful go at trying to join the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills franchise.
How Lisa Kudrow Pulled Off TV’s Ultimate ‘Comeback’ | Kevin Fallon | November 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite several years of lobbying, so far, the MPVR has been unsuccessful in its attempt to pass a measure.
Mississippi: Last In Everything, First In Vaccinations | Brandy Zadrozny | October 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAttempts by The Daily Beast to contact the ABMS for comment by phone and email were unsuccessful.
After years of unsuccessful entreaties by the U.S. TV networks, Pippa finally sat down to speak with Matt Lauer.
Spontaneous gaiety was gone out of his cousin, whose attempts to be his normal self became forced and unsuccessful.
The Wave | Algernon BlackwoodJoe,” said Mr. Wardle, after an unsuccessful search in all his pockets, “is my snuff-box on the sofa?
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2) | Charles DickensBonaparte made an unsuccessful attempt to carry St. Jean d'Acre by assault.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe application to the Government for remuneration for benefits conferred on the public was unsuccessful.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2) | Francis TrevithickWhile thus successfully active abroad, have Ministers been either idle or unsuccessful at home?
British Dictionary definitions for unsuccessful
/ (ˌʌnsəkˈsɛsfʊl) /
not having succeeded
Derived forms of unsuccessful
- unsuccessfully, adverb
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