unsuccessful
adjective
un·suc·cess·ful
ˌən-sək-ˈses-fəl 
: not successful : not meeting with or producing success
Examples of unsuccessful in a Sentence
His last novel was unsuccessful.
an unsuccessful attempt to fix the faucet ourselves
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Brands has taken this matter to court and appeals court but was unsuccessful.
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Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 7 June 2025
One game after the Oilers were unsuccessful in challenging that Bennett interfered with Stuart Skinner during the game’s first goal, Bennett toppled over Skinner after getting contact from Ekholm later in the period.
—Michael Russo, New York Times, 7 June 2025
Brands has taken this matter to court and appeals court but was unsuccessful.
—Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Efforts to get a comment about the proposal on Friday from Mayor Todd Gloria’s office were unsuccessful.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2025
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“Unsuccessful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsuccessful. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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unsuccessful
adjective
un·suc·cess·ful
ˌən(t)-sək-ˈses-fəl
: not successful : not having or producing success
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