as in unsuccessful
producing no results
an unprofitable effort to find the information
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Recent Examples of unprofitable
The late 1990s featured extreme valuations concentrated in a narrow slice of unprofitable tech, a backdrop very different from today’s mix of megacap firms with robust earnings, dominant market positions, and enormous cash flows.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Would his business become unprofitable?
—Angela Palermo
february 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
When essential services like maternity, emergency or behavioral health care become unprofitable, private systems may reduce or discontinue them.
—Shane Strum, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Saks Global also indicated that the vast majority of the stores within this phase of closures are unprofitable and in smaller markets with limited growth potential.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unprofitable
Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 Feb. 2026
Would his business become unprofitable?
—Angela Palermo
february 21, Idaho Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
When essential services like maternity, emergency or behavioral health care become unprofitable, private systems may reduce or discontinue them.
—Shane Strum, Sun Sentinel, 17 Feb. 2026
Saks Global also indicated that the vast majority of the stores within this phase of closures are unprofitable and in smaller markets with limited growth potential.
—David Moin, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for unprofitable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable
Adjective
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Attempts to get a comment from the district office were unsuccessful.—
Clifford Ward,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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Corrections staff attempted life-saving measures but were unsuccessful, according to the MDOC.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Catcher Logan O’Hoppe picked it up and then threw it away in a futile attempt to get the out at first.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
29 Mar. 2026
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The latter, a wry comedy of futile endeavor, was based on a story by Kiarostami, but Haghighi soon sought to shake off Kiarostami’s influence—and, even more, a prevailing caricature of Iranian cinema that Kiarostami’s style had given rise to.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Bernadine appeared to be useless—or, worse, a potential double agent.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Sending your resume into the void has never felt more useless.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Unprofitable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprofitable. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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