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 …

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

un·a·vail·ing (ŭn′ə-vā′lĭng) adj. Not availing; ineffectual or useless: "I knew that resistance was hopeless, and complaint unavailing" (Shiva Naipaul). See Synonyms at futile. un′a·vail′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

unavailing adjective formal or literary uk / ˌʌn.əˈveɪ.lɪŋ / us / ˌʌn.əˈveɪ.lɪŋ / When an attempt to do something is unavailing, it is unsuccessful or has no positive effect: Diplomatic efforts at peace-making have so far proved unavailing. Synonyms abortive formal fruitless futile ineffectual formal unsuccessful Opposite successful

unavailing /ˌʌnə ˈ veɪliŋ/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of UNAVAILING formal : not useful or successful : futile unavailing arguments/efforts — unavailingly /ˌʌnə ˈveɪlɪŋli/ adverb He argued unavailingly against the proposed changes.

unavailing adjective formal or literary us / ˌʌn.əˈveɪ.lɪŋ / uk / ˌʌn.əˈveɪ.lɪŋ / When an attempt to do something is unavailing, it is unsuccessful or has no positive effect: Diplomatic efforts at …

unavailing / ( ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ) / adjective useless or futile Derived forms of unavailing unavailingly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 WORD OF THE DAY

Definitions of unavailing adjective producing no result or effect “an unavailing attempt” synonyms: futile, ineffectual, otiose useless having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully Word Family EDITOR’S CHOICE Test prep from the experts Boost your test score with programs developed by Vocabulary.com’s experts.

Unavailing Unavailing definition ŭnə-vālĭng Meanings Synonyms Sentences Not availing; ineffectual or useless. adjective 0 0 Not availing; futile; ineffectual. adjective 0 0 Useless, …

unavailing. Not having the desired effect; useless . " It would probably have been as unavailing then as now ," he replied. - "Hills of the Shatemuc", Susan Warner. All search in that quarter was unavailing, and over her fate a dark mystery lay, until Julia suddenly appeared and threw light on the matter .