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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nullified, meaningless |
| Synonyms: | avoided, bad, dead, forceless, fruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, inoperative, invalid, negated, not viable, nugatory, null, null and void, set aside, sterile, unconfirmed, unenforceable, unfruitful, unratified, unsanctioned, unsuccessful, useless, vain, voided, worthless |
| Notes: | void means empty; devoid means empty, but empty only after something has been taken away |
| Antonyms: | full, meaningful, valid |
| Main Entry: | ineffective |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useless |
| Synonyms: | abortive, anticlimactic, barren, bootless, defeasible, emasculate, feckless, feeble, forceless, fruitless, futile, idle, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient, inept, inferior, innocuous, inoperative, lame, limited, neutralized, no go, no way, not effective, nugatory, null, paltry, powerless, slack-spined, spineless, unable, unavailable, unavailing, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, vain, void, withered, worthless |
| Notes: | ineffectual refers to a general or habitual lack of success in the carrying out of one's projects; ineffective refers to a specific or definite failure to perform a task or accomplish a purpose |
| Antonyms: | effective |
| Main Entry: | unprofitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not profitable |
| Synonyms: | barren, dry, fruitless, frustaneous, futile, gainless, hopeless, idle, inutile, pointless, profitless, sterile, unavailing, unfruitful, unlucrative, unremunerative, unrewarding, useless, vain |
| Antonyms: | profitable |
| Main Entry: | unfruitful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | barren |
| Synonyms: | fruitless, impotent, infertile, nonproductive, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive |
| Antonyms: | fruitful, potent, productive, prolific |
| Main Entry: | unfruitful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unprofitable |
| Synonyms: | fruitless, unproductive, unsuccessful |
| Antonyms: | productive, profitable |
| Main Entry: | bootless |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useless |
| Synonyms: | fruitless, futile, idle, ineffectual, unavailing, vain, worthless |
| Main Entry: | unprofitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useless |
| Synonyms: | fruitless, futile, hopeless, pointless, unhelpful, vain |
| Antonyms: | beneficial, helpful, useful, valuable |
| Main Entry: | unfruitful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not fruitful |
| Synonyms: | acarpous, arid, barren, effete, fruitless, impotent, infecund, infertile, sterile, unproductive, unprolific, unrewarding, useless, wasted |
| Antonyms: | fruitful |
| Main Entry: | inefficacious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ineffectual |
| Synonyms: | abortive, anticlimactic, barren, bootless, defeasible, feckless, feeble, forceless, fruitless, futile, idle, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, ineffective, inefficient, inept, inferior, innocuous, inoperative, invertebrate, lame, limited, neutralized, nugatory, null, null and void, paltry, powerless, spineless, unable, unavailing, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain, void, withered, worthless |
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