PROFITLESS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

profitless

adjective

Definition of profitless

as in unsuccessful

producing no results trying to reason with her is always a profitless enterprise

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Recent Examples of profitless But rising interest rates, tighter regulation of BNPL services, and investor skepticism toward profitless growth led Klarna to slash operating costs, cut staff, and seek capital at progressively lower valuations. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025

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Adjective

Attempts to reach Williams’ family for comment were unsuccessful Sunday evening.

— Dana Griffin, NBC news, 2 Aug. 2026
The team tried excavating another unknown soldier from an unrelated case just a day before, but were unsuccessful.

— Hope McKenney, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsuccessful

Adjective

However, year after year, predicting Preller’s midsummer machinations has proved a largely futile endeavor.

— Dennis Lin, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Now an Oda envoy and renowned strategist named Kanbei Kuroda (Masaki Suda) has come to Murashige’s fortress to convince him that resistance is futile.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026

Definition of futile

Adjective

According to the Journal, Nvidia lending its backing to OpenAI would enable the developer to raise debt at more favorable terms because Nvidia's financial position is much better than that of unprofitable OpenAI.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 27 July 2026
Lilith Fair was a groundbreaking, all-female music festival, founded in 1997 by singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, challenging the notion that female artists were unprofitable and couldn’t draw large crowds.

— Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

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