abortive

Synonyms

barren, bootless, empty, fruitless, futile, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, otiose, profitless, unavailing, unproductive, unprofitable, unsuccessful, useless, vain;

Antonyms

deadly, effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, potent, productive, profitable, successful, virtuous;

Near Antonyms

meaningful, worthwhile;

adequate, sufficient;

applicable, feasible, functional, practicable, practical, realizable, usable (also useable), workable;

Related Words

hollow, idle, meaningless, pointless, valueless, worthless;

hopeless, impossible, lost, no-win, unattainable;

inadequate, insufficient, lacking, wanting;

counterproductive;

Phrases

in vain, no dice, not worth the candle, of no avail;