Adjective: unsuccessful ,ún-suk'ses-ful
- Not successful; having failed or having an unfavourable outcome
"The unsuccessful attempt to climb the mountain left the team disappointed"
- Failing to accomplish an intended result
"an unsuccessful revolt";
- abortive, stillborn
See also: attempted, crushed, defeated, disappointed, discomfited, done for [informal], down-and-out, empty-handed, foiled, frustrated, goalless, gutted [Brit, informal], hitless, no-win, out, pointless, scoreless, self-defeating, success, sunk [informal], thwarted, undone, unfortunate, unfruitful, unfulfilled, unplaced, unprofitable, unrealised [Brit], unrealized, unrewarded, winless
Antonym: successful