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empty-handed
adj. having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed"
Fuzzynyms (11)
unappreciated, thankless, ungratifying
adj. not likely to be rewarded; "grading papers is a thankless task"
bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain
adj. unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
unanswered, unreciprocated, unrequited
adj. not returned in kind; "unrequited (unanswered) love"
Synonyms (23)
attempted
adj. tried unsuccessfully; "attempted murder"
defeated, frustrated, disappointed, foiled, thwarted
adj. disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
undone, ruined, done for, sunk, washed-up
adj. doomed to extinction
down-and-out
adj. lacking resources (or any prospect of resources)
failing, failed
adj. unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture"
out
adj. out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
hitless, scoreless, goalless
adj. having no points scores; "a scoreless inning"
self-defeating
adj. acting to defeat its own purpose; "it is self-defeating...to ignore the progress of events"
unfulfilled, unrealized
adj. of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities; "unfulfilled and uneasy men"; "unrealized dreams and ambitions"
unplaced
adj. not one of the first three in a race or competition
winless
adj. having no wins; "the team had a very disappointing winless season"
Antonyms (0)
unrewarded
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