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.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for profitless
Adjective
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Earlier attempts to develop a commercial market for pecans based on growing trees from seeds had been unsuccessful, as trees originating from seeds have a long lag period until maturation and production of nuts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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First responders attempted life-saving measures on EJ, but were unsuccessful.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
22 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Their effort to find a home in Overtown seemed futile until Miami-Dade County Commissioner Keon Hardemon, who grew up in Liberty City, conceived a brilliant idea.—
Dorothy Jenkins Fields,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the rally felt less threatening than futile.—
Zach Fisch,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Brown’s statement on Monday was mostly useless corporate-speak.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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This tiny amount of copper acts as a molecular steering wheel, preventing sugar molecules from shattering into useless carbon dioxide.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Second, the tariffs were so large that cutting prices to absorb them would make many exports unprofitable.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Jan. 2026
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With the price as light sweet crude at record high prices, Chevron and other companies are scrambling to drill new wells and reopen old wells once considered unprofitable.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 Jan. 2026
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“Profitless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/profitless. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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