as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
In 2023 the unprofitable but still golf-able 170 acres went up for sale.
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Spirit has been unprofitable since travel plunged shortly after the start of the Covid pandemic, filing for bankruptcy twice, most recently in August 2025.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Knowing that past stadium deals had been unprofitable for surrounding communities, the team acknowledged that a standalone venue was unlikely to pay off financially.
—J.c. Bradbury, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Airlines have been cutting services as the increase in fuel prices has made some routes unprofitable.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Lee Cowan, CBS News, 3 May 2026
Spirit has been unprofitable since travel plunged shortly after the start of the Covid pandemic, filing for bankruptcy twice, most recently in August 2025.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 1 May 2026
Knowing that past stadium deals had been unprofitable for surrounding communities, the team acknowledged that a standalone venue was unlikely to pay off financially.
—J.c. Bradbury, The Conversation, 22 Apr. 2026
Airlines have been cutting services as the increase in fuel prices has made some routes unprofitable.
—Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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Investigators said that an initial PIT maneuver was unsuccessful, but a second one caused the truck to crash into another vehicle and roll over onto its side – an incident that was caught on home surveillance video.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 May 2026
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Jeremy Brandon Johnson, 53, of Eveleth, was pronounced dead at the scene after lifesaving measures were unsuccessful.—
Forum News Service,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2026
Adjective
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But this story has a happier, less futile ending.—
Deborah Treisman,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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To complain about cramps was futile.—
Nami Mun,
The Atlantic,
16 May 2026
Adjective
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In other words, Greg had thought insomnia a problem of the rich, the weak, the useless, the indulgent, the lazy.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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But those GPUs are useless without the memory chips stacked alongside them, and Samsung’s three fabrication complexes in South Korea are among the most important pieces of the AI industrial boom.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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