as in sterile
not able to produce fruit or offspring
disappointed to discover that the mare was unfruitful
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Recent Examples of unfruitful
But if those efforts are unfruitful, the property can be turned over to the state.
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Addy Bink,
The Hill,
23 Dec. 2025
Mitchell spent 10 years preaching, racking up unfruitful notes from church growth conferences, and eventually started struggling with depression.
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Charlotte Kramon,
Fortune,
7 Dec. 2025
Its lease had run out, and negotiations proved unfruitful.
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Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Nov. 2025
That’s one investment that has proved rather unfruitful so far, although things appear to be looking up for WBD investors currently with company on the auction block and simultaneously preparing to separate its cable operations and studios/streaming into to companies.
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Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfruitful
Addy Bink,
The Hill,
23 Dec. 2025
Mitchell spent 10 years preaching, racking up unfruitful notes from church growth conferences, and eventually started struggling with depression.
—
Charlotte Kramon,
Fortune,
7 Dec. 2025
Its lease had run out, and negotiations proved unfruitful.
—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
21 Nov. 2025
That’s one investment that has proved rather unfruitful so far, although things appear to be looking up for WBD investors currently with company on the auction block and simultaneously preparing to separate its cable operations and studios/streaming into to companies.
—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfruitful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfruitful
Adjective
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Designer Lauren Saab chooses White Dove for a softness that never feels sterile or flat.
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Talc litigation also shows why juries do not evaluate causation in a sterile scientific vacuum.
Adjective
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The fires eviscerated many of the plants and trees in and around the burn zones, leaving behind barren lots and charred swaths of parkland.
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There are quite a few interesting options this summer, especially compared to last year’s barren goalie landscape that was headlined by veteran backups.
Adjective
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Thrashing against it was both exhausting and fruitless.
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The Iran war has distracted Washington from its largely fruitless effort to end the fighting in Ukraine, and Zelensky sought to engage with Trump at the G-7 gathering where key European leaders were also present.
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“Unfruitful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfruitful. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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