futureless

adjective

Definition of futurelessnext
as in inauspicious

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for futureless
  1. inauspicious
  2. hopeless
  3. unsuccessful
  4. no-good
  5. unpromising
Adjective
  • Widely hailed as a model by European politicians pushing a tougher line on migration, the project has endured an inauspicious launch.
    Nick Squires, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The ongoing violence in Sinaloa has created an inauspicious start to the beginning of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s term in office.
    Nathaniel Parish Flannery, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of inauspicious
Adjective
  • Anyone trying to stand in the technology’s way is as hopeless as the manual weavers who resisted the mechanical looms in the early 19th century.
    Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Gen Zers have been described as hopeless, creative, weird, intelligent, and more.
    John Rau, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of hopeless
Adjective
  • Attempts to reach Board of Elections officials about Ike's case Tuesday night were unsuccessful.
    Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Multiple attempts by Newsweek for comment from the Maritime Sikh Society have been unsuccessful.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of unsuccessful
Adjective
  • Moving right along, Rufus (Michael Maggi), the no-good gambler who lost his wife, Salena’s, shares in the Blue faction, gets put to work by Berenice, Titus’s Judean queen-mistress-whatever.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
  • The new episode digs into Sofia's backstory via flashbacks: It's revealed that Sofia was framed for seven murders by her no-good dad (Mark Strong), and instead of taking over the family like her father promised, she's arrested and admitted to Arkham.
    Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024
Definition of no-good
Adjective
  • Johnson campaigned against an unpromising backdrop: nearly ten years of austerity cuts under successive Tory governments, doubts about his flamboyant character, and fratricidal division within his party over Brexit.
    Pippa Norris, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2020
  • That led the Initiative in an unpromising direction.
    Steve Denning, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of unpromising
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