UNPROFITABLE Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

unprofitable

adjective

ˌən-ˈprä-fə-tə-bəl

Definition of unprofitable

as in unsuccessful

producing no results an unprofitable effort to find the information

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Recent Examples of unprofitable The private sector won’t invest in anything unprofitable, and almost every rail line in the world requires subsidies. — Baruch Feigenbaum, Oc Register, 15 June 2026 SpaceX is also wildly unprofitable. — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 12 June 2026 OpenAI is also unprofitable, while Anthropic might barely post its first profitable quarter ever at the end of June. — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 5 June 2026 In some cases, airlines have raised fares or tacked on jet fuel surcharges to ticket prices, while also suspending unprofitable routes. — Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unprofitable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable

Adjective

Her 36-year-old NFL star boyfriend was also coming off another season playing for the Kansas City Chiefs, which ended with an unsuccessful campaign for a third consecutive Super Bowl ring.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 4 July 2026
However, the efforts were unsuccessful, according to the statement.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 July 2026

Definition of unsuccessful

Adjective

By the late 1970s, the brothers were exhausted by the work of being professional Rosenbergs, and starting to worry that the effort was futile.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
On appeal, the Crown argued the trial judge erred by declining to order a fitness assessment before considering a stay and by concluding such an assessment would be futile.

— Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Definition of futile

Adjective

What remains that haven’t been scavenged have decomposed to the point where DNA analysis is difficult and all but useless in Gaza, where there are no functioning laboratories able to test and compare samples.

— Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Jennifer, for her part, is pretty sure that the information on Dennis’s burner phone is completely useless.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 8 July 2026