unavailing

The word “unavailing” has 4 syllables: u-na-vail-ing

It's pronounced as /ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for unavailing?

In the thesaurus, “unavailing” has 44 synonyms and 24 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for unavailing along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for unavailing

  • abortive
  • barren
  • bootless
  • counterproductive
  • empty
  • exhausted
  • fruitless
  • futile
  • hollow
  • hopeless
  • idle
  • impossible
  • impractical
  • in vain
  • inadequate
  • ineffective
  • ineffectual
  • inefficacious
  • insufficient
  • lacking
  • lost
  • meaningless
  • no dice
  • no-win
  • not worth the candle
  • of no avail
  • on a treadmill
  • otiose
  • pointless
  • profitless
  • to no avail
  • to no effect
  • to no purpose
  • trifling
  • trivial
  • unattainable
  • unproductive
  • unprofitable
  • unsuccessful
  • useless
  • vain
  • valueless
  • wanting
  • worthless

Antonyms for unavailing

Meanings of unavailing

  • adjective
    1. Fruitless, futile, useless.

Example Sentences

  • Despite their best efforts, their attempts to negotiate were unavailing, and the two parties could not reach a compromise.
  • The scientists conducted numerous experiments, but all their efforts were unavailing in finding a cure for the rare disease.
  • He made an unavailing attempt to repair the broken vase, but the cracks were too extensive to fix.
  • The lawyer's argument proved to be unavailing in the face of overwhelming evidence presented by the prosecution.
  • She searched frantically for her lost keys, but her efforts were unavailing as they remained elusive.

On this page you'll find 68 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to unavailing, such as: abortive, adequate, applicable, barren, bootless, counterproductive, deadly.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

hamstrung

  • abortive
  • attenuated
  • bedridden
  • bootless
  • broken
  • broken-down
  • counterproductive
  • crippled
  • debilitated
  • disabled
  • disconnected
  • down
  • enervated
  • enfeebled
  • faulty
  • feckless
  • feeble
  • frail
  • fruitless
  • futile
  • game
  • handcuffed
  • helpless
  • high and dry
  • hobbled
  • hog-tied
  • housebound
  • immobilized
  • impaired
  • impotent
  • impuissant
  • in disrepair
  • incapable
  • incapacitated
  • incompetent
  • ineffective
  • ineffectual
  • inefficacious
  • inefficient
  • inept
  • inexpedient
  • infirm
  • inoperative
  • jammed
  • knocked out
  • lamed
  • limited
  • maimed
  • malfunctioning
  • mutilated
  • nonproductive
  • on the fritz
  • out of order
  • out of service
  • paralytic
  • paralyzed
  • passive
  • pointless
  • powerless
  • profitless
  • prostrated
  • restricted
  • sapped
  • spineless
  • supine
  • tired
  • unaggressive
  • unavailing
  • undercut
  • undermined
  • unfit
  • unproductive
  • unprofitable
  • unsuccessful
  • useless
  • weak
  • weakened
  • worthless
  • wrecked

abortiveness

  • barrenness
  • bootlessness
  • collapse
  • crash
  • cropper
  • defeat
  • deficiency
  • disappointment
  • emptiness
  • failure
  • fizzle
  • fruitlessness
  • futility
  • hopelessness
  • inadequacy
  • inadequateness
  • inaneness
  • ineffectiveness
  • ineffectuality
  • ineffectualness
  • inefficaciousness
  • inefficacy
  • insufficiency
  • letdown
  • meaninglessness
  • nonachievement
  • nonsuccess
  • otioseness
  • pointlessness
  • senselessness
  • setback
  • unavailingness
  • unprofitability
  • unprofitableness
  • uselessness
  • vanity

vainness

  • amour propre
  • amour-propre
  • arrogance
  • assurance
  • bighead
  • boastfulness
  • boasting
  • bootlessness
  • bragging
  • complacence
  • complacency
  • conceit
  • conceitedness
  • confidence
  • disdainfulness
  • ego
  • egocentricity
  • egoism
  • egomania
  • egotism
  • emptiness
  • frivolousness
  • fruitlessness
  • gasconade
  • haughtiness
  • hollowness
  • hubris
  • idleness
  • imperiousness
  • ineffectiveness
  • ineffectuality
  • insolence
  • lordliness
  • meaninglessness
  • megalomania
  • narcissism
  • ostentation
  • overconfidence
  • pointlessness
  • pomposity
  • pompousness
  • presumption
  • pretence
  • pretense
  • pretension
  • pretentiousness
  • pride
  • pridefulness
  • self-absorption
  • self-admiration
  • self-assertion
  • self-assumption
  • self-assurance
  • self-centeredness
  • self-conceit
  • self-confidence
  • self-congratulation
  • self-esteem
  • self-glory
  • self-importance
  • self-interest
  • self-love
  • self-opinion
  • self-possession
  • self-pride
  • self-regard
  • self-respect
  • self-righteousness
  • self-satisfaction
  • self-worship
  • selfishness
  • senselessness
  • smugness
  • snobbishness
  • superciliousness
  • superiority
  • swelled head
  • swellheadedness
  • unavailingness
  • unprofitableness
  • uselessness
  • vaingloriousness
  • vainglory
  • vanity
  • vaunting
  • worthlessness

of no avail

  • abortive
  • barren
  • bootless
  • counterproductive
  • empty
  • frivolous
  • fruitless
  • futile
  • groundless
  • hollow
  • hopeless
  • idle
  • impossible
  • in vain
  • inadequate
  • ineffective
  • ineffectual
  • inefficacious
  • insignificant
  • insufficient
  • irrelevant
  • lacking
  • lost
  • meaningless
  • no dice
  • no-win
  • not serious
  • not worth the candle
  • nugatory
  • otiose
  • pointless
  • profitless
  • rambling
  • superficial
  • trivial
  • unattainable
  • unavailing
  • unhelpful
  • unnecessary
  • unproductive
  • unprofitable
  • unsuccessful
  • useless
  • vain
  • valueless
  • wanting
  • worthless

abortive


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