Unavailing

Synonyms for unavailing:

Sense 6

barren.

discouraging

hopeless.

purposeless

aimless.

Other synonyms and related words:

ineffective, vain, null, inconstant, nugatory, unsatisfying, uneffective, bootless, abortive, senseless, unproductive, profitless, unsubstantial, inefficacious, futile, superfluous, unsuccessful, barren, pointless, delusive, unimportant, vapid, worthless, aimless, deceitful, faineant, sleeveless, empty, wasted, slothful, idle, work-shy, purposeless, hopeless, unable, baseless, unprofitable, indolent, trivial, unreal, fruitless, lazy, unserviceable.

futile (adjective)

ineffective, fruitless, vain, unproductive, ineffectual, trivial, worthless, idle, useless, barren, empty, unsuccessful, unprofitable.

hopeless (adjective)

hopeless.

useless (adjective)

bootless, ineffectual.

Sense 2 (noun)

barren, unsuccessful.

unavailing (noun)

ineffectual, useless, futile, otiose.

defeated (verb)

unsuccessful.

Usage examples for unavailing:

• There are many cases of this unavailing warning. - "Real Ghost Stories", William T. Stead.
• This rapid advance towards their borders caused no small consternation in Holland, and De Witt's efforts to reach an understanding with King Louis proved unavailing. - "History of Holland", George Edmundson.
• Finding threats and persuasion unavailing, Peter Steyper attempted a stratagem. - "The Story of Norway", Hjalmar H. Boyesen.