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Unsuccessful vs Successless - What's the difference?

unsuccessful | successless |

As adjectives the difference between unsuccessful and successless

is that unsuccessful is failed, not successful while successless is without success; unsuccessful.

unsuccessful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Failed, not successful.
    • His unsuccessful attempt earned him sympathy, condolences...and an occasional good-natured ribbing.

    Antonyms

    * successful

    Derived terms

    * unsuccessfully * unsuccessfulness

    successless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without success; unsuccessful.