bootless

adjective

ˈbüt-ləs How to pronounce bootless (audio)
Definition of bootlessnext
as in unsuccessful
producing no results a bootless effort to get tickets to the sold-out game

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  1. unsuccessful
  2. futile
  3. useless
  4. unavailing
Adjective
  • Riley's mother began to get worried, and phone records show that many of Riley's family members attempted to reach her but were unsuccessful.
    Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In his unsuccessful 2020 race, Trump garnered almost 13,000 votes.
    Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of unsuccessful
Adjective
  • In 2016, more than 80 percent of Taiwanese people believed that resistance in a potential conflict with China would be futile; by 2022, the proportion of the population expressing this view had nearly halved to 43 percent.
    David Sacks, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
  • After making a futile effort to revive Asahi with chest compressions, Masa orders No. 17 to sleep and then to wake again.
    Chris Klimek, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Definition of futile
Adjective
  • Wet down is generally useless—all those air pockets that trap heat are gone.
    Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2024
  • However, there's a 250MB limit on individual files, making Box's free version useless for anyone working with video or large audio files, such as podcast recordings.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of useless
Adjective
  • The position advanced by the states is legally unavailing as a matter of longstanding and well-established law.
    WSJ, 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, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 May 2018
Definition of unavailing
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“Bootless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bootless. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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