单词	unavailing
释义	unavailing adjective un·​avail·​ing ˌən-ə-ˈvā-liŋ  : not availing : futile, useless unavailingly ˌən-ə-ˈvā-liŋ-lē  adverb unavailingness noun Synonyms abortive barren bootless empty fruitless futile ineffective ineffectual inefficacious otiose profitless unproductive unprofitable unsuccessful useless vain See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences an unavailing effort to avert a war Recent Examples on the Web The position advanced by the states is legally unavailing as a matter of longstanding and well-established law. WSJ, 25 July 2018 Efforts to aid him with lifeboats, three of which were ineffectually trying to breast the heavy sea, were unavailing, while a lifeline, held by a number of rescuers, was carried far out into the surf by a number of swimmers. sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 May 2018 American demands for an end to the North Korean nuclear program have proved unavailing. Henry A. Kissinger, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017 Word History First Known Use 1670, in the meaning defined above unavailing adjective as in futile producing no results an unavailing effort to avert a war Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance futile unsuccessful useless fruitless vain unprofitable abortive ineffectual ineffective profitless in vain insufficient bootless impossible inefficacious unproductive worthless lost inadequate otiose meaningless barren pointless empty of no avail not worth the candle valueless hollow no dice hopeless lacking idle unattainable counterproductive wanting no-win Antonyms & Near Antonyms successful effective efficient profitable fruitful sufficient effectual worthwhile virtuous productive deadly efficacious potent meaningful adequate practical feasible practicable applicable workable functional usable realizable useable See More
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