profitless

adjective

Definition of profitlessnext
as in unsuccessful
producing no results trying to reason with her is always a profitless enterprise

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitless
  1. unsuccessful
  2. futile
  3. useless
  4. unprofitable
Adjective
  • Attempts to reach Board of Elections officials about Ike's case Tuesday night were unsuccessful.
    Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Momentum then seemed to stall, and Meta filed an unsuccessful motion to dismiss.
    Adriana Lee, WWD, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of unsuccessful
Adjective
  • After a full year of fighting, efforts to restore peace have proven futile so far, and mitigating the conflict's worst impacts continues to be a daily struggle.
    Shannon K. Kingston, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Defending himself, Musk said it was meant merely to highlight how futile such an endeavor would be.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of futile
Adjective
  • These latest such initiatives focus on linking cookies to devices and apps, rendering thefts useless.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Elevators stopped working between floors, stoplights stopped working at intersections and life-saving pacemakers were rendered useless.
    Mars King, Twin Cities, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of useless
Adjective
  • The frightening concoction is the same for all legacy media companies that rely on traditional pay-TV for the bulk of their revenue: Cable subscribers are dropping by the millions each year, and streaming – as a replacement service – is either unprofitable or barely profitable.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
  • This led to the elimination of nearly $40 million worth of unprofitable product sales.
    Robert Gorin, WWD, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of unprofitable
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profiting

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profits

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