The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word ABORTIVE , but the solution may also be FAILED which is one of the most recent solution (2017 in New York Times).
Unsuccessful crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ABORTIVE | 33 % | 8 |
| VAIN | 27 % | 4 |
| MANQUE | 20 % | 6 |
| FAILED | 13 % | 6 |
| DOWNONONESLUCK | 7 % | 14 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Unsuccessful
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- unfulfilled
- winless
- unfruitful
- failed
- scoreless
- empty-handed
- unrealized
- goalless
- unrewarded
- failing
- disappointed
- hitless
Crossword Answer definitions
ABORTIVE noun- That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.
- A fruitless effort or issue.
- A medicine to which is attributed the property of causing abortion, abortifacient.
- To cause an abortion; to render without fruit.
- Produced by abortion; born prematurely and therefore unnatural.
- Coming to nothing; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful.
- Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary; sterile.
- (pharmaceutical effect) Causing abortion; abortifacient
- Cutting short; acting to halt or slow the progress (of a disease).
- Made from the skin of a still-born animal.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ABORTIVE
More clues leading to the result VAIN
- Like Narcissus
- Egotistical
- Conceited
- Nose-in-the-air
- Fond of oneself
- Cocksure
- Cocky
- Mirror-conscious
- Useless
- Full of oneself
More clues leading to the result MANQUE
More clues leading to the result FAILED
- Struck out
- Went belly up
- Gave out
- Went out of business
- Came up short
- Didn't make it
- Needed to retake, maybe
- Didn't hit the books?
- Fell short
- Came a cropper