unprofitable :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

adj. producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"

adj. without profit or reward; "let us have no part in profitless quarrels"- D.D.Eisenhower; "How weary, flat, stale, and unprofitable / Seem to me all the uses of this world"- Shakespeare

inutile

adj. not worth using

bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain

adj. unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"

otiose, ineffectual, futile, unavailing

adj. producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

unproductive

adj. not producing or capable of producing; "elimination of high-cost or unproductive industries"

unsuccessful

adj. not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome

useless

adj. having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

unappreciated, thankless, ungratifying

adj. not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task"

waste, scrap, cast-off, discarded, junked

adj. thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"

otiose, ineffectual, futile, unavailing

adj. producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"

unserviceable, unusable, unuseable

adj. not capable of being used

profitable

adj. yielding material gain or profit; "profitable speculation on the stock market"

fat, juicy

adj. lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"

remunerative, lucrative, money-making

adj. producing a sizeable profit; "a remunerative business"

productive

adj. producing or capable of producing (especially abundantly); "productive farmland"; "his productive years"; "a productive collaboration"

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