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 Each unprofitable Greenlandic mining concession that is bought up by an American entity is one that is no longer susceptible to such an investment by the Chinese. — Ben Taub, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for unprofitable

Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprofitable

Adjective

The attack was unsuccessful, as Gwayne jumped to his nephew’s rescue in time, which only resulted in a couple of deaths and Ormund projectile vomiting at the smell.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 July 2026
Seattle Fire Department spokesperson Grace Nuñez said that its first responders attempted lifesaving efforts for two patients but were unsuccessful.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 26 July 2026

Definition of unsuccessful

Adjective

The group spent six futile months trying to prompt various artificial intelligence chatbots using Birman’s approach.

— Lyndie Chiou, Scientific American, 24 July 2026
Here, though, the entire enterprise is vile, and futile, and irredeemable, made worse by the self-delusion of the people who pursue it.

— Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026