Empty
Empty adjective - Producing no results.
Usage example: all of the leads in the missing-person case were turning up empty
Unsuccessful and empty are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsuccessful" instead an adjective "Empty".
Unsuccessful
Unsuccessful adjective - Producing no results.
Usage example: an unsuccessful attempt to fix the faucet ourselves
Empty and unsuccessful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Empty" instead an adjective "Unsuccessful".
Nearby Word: unsuccessfully
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- insignificant and empty
- insignificant and unsuccessful
- dead and empty
- dead and unsuccessful
- hollow and empty
- hollow and unsuccessful
- worthless and empty
- worthless and unsuccessful
- barren and empty
- barren and unsuccessful
- idle and empty
- idle and unsuccessful
- ineffective and empty
- ineffective and unsuccessful
Both words in one sentence
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When the previously eliminated contestants return for the final challenge, her boyfriend and her unsuccessful suitor keep an empty space between them when they approach the bleachers and when they take their seats.
Source: Empty Chair Memorial
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