abortive

• barren
• bootless
• counterproductive
• empty
• failed
• failing
• fruitless
• futile
• hollow
• hopeless
• idle
• impossible
• in vain
• inadequate
• ineffective
• ineffectual
• inefficacious
• insufficient
• lacking
• lost
• meaningless
• miscarried
• no dice
• no-win
• not worth the candle
• of no avail
• otiose
• pointless
• profitless
• unattainable
• unavailing
• unproductive
• unprofitable
• unsuccessful
• useless
• vain
• valueless
• wanting
• worthless

• adequate
• applicable
• complete
• consummated
• deadly
• effective
• effectual
• efficacious
• efficient
• feasible
• fruitful
• functional
• meaningful
• potent
• practicable
• practical
• productive
• profitable
• realizable
• successful
• sufficient
• usable
• useable
• virtuous
• workable
• worthwhile

• noun
  1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
  2. A fruitless effort or issue.
  3. A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
• verb
  1. To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
• adjective
  1. Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
  2. Coming to nothing; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful.
  3. Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
  4. (pharmaceutical effect) Causing abortion; abortifacient.
  5. Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
  6. Made from the skin of a still-born animal.

• The negotiation attempts proved abortive due to conflicting interests.
• Their abortive efforts to start a business left them frustrated and disillusioned.
• The company's abortive launch of the new product resulted in financial losses.
• Despite their abortive attempts, they remained determined to find a solution to the problem.
• The abortive coup attempt was swiftly thwarted by government forces.

idle

ignored

unanticipated

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