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pointless, purposeless, unavailing, futile, useless,
unproductive, worthless, ineffective, inefficient: Having
employees sitting about waiting for the telephone to ring is
unprofitable.
unpromising
adj. inauspicious, unpropitious, unfavourable, gloomy, ominous,
adverse, portentous, baleful, hopeless: The forecast for the
economy looked unpromising yesterday but has suddenly
brightened.
unqualified
adj. 1 ineligible, unfit, untrained, ill-equipped, unsuited,
unequipped, unprepared: He was rejected as unqualified for the
job of repairing computers. 2 unrestricted, unreserved,
unconditional, categorical, outright, unmitigated, downright,
out-and-out, pure (and simple), true, perfect, utter, absolute,
consummate: If he told you that he flew jets in the RAF, he is
an unqualified liar. Cato's unqualified 'Delenda est Cartago'
was echoed in every speech he made in the Roman senate.
unquenchable
adj. insatiable, unslakeable or unslakable, unsatisfiable;
inextinguishable, unsuppressible, irrepressible, indestructible:
She had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Those principles
have kindled an unquenchable fire in the hearts of the
oppressed.
unquestionable
adj. unexceptionable, indubitable, undoubted, indisputable,
incontestable, unimpeachable, undeniable, certain, sure,
positive, irrefutable, manifest, obvious, patent, clear,
definite, incontrovertible, unequivocal, unmistakable or
unmistakeable, conclusive: Their integrity is unquestionable,
and I have complete confidence in them.
unreal adj. 1 imaginary, fantastic, chimeric(al), fanciful, fancied,
illusory, make-believe, phantasmagoric(al), phantasmal,
spectral, figmental, unrealistic, non-existent: Fear made the
whole scene unreal to Martha. 2 theoretical, hypothetical,
mythical, imaginary, made-up, fictitious, make-believe,
fanciful: Although the example is unreal, it will serve its
purpose in my argument. 3 artificial, synthetic, synthesized,