unavailing

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(un′ə vā′ling)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•a•vail•ing /ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. having no effect;
    futile:unavailing efforts.
un•a•vail•ing•ly, adv. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•a•vail•ing  (un′ə vā′ling),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. ineffectual;
    futile.
  • un-1 + avail + -ing2 1660–70
un′a•vail′ing•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unavailing / ˌʌnəˈveɪlɪŋ/
  1. useless or futile
ˌunaˈvailingly
'unavailing' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Sisyphean - abortive - bootless - fruitless - gainless - idle - ineffectual - useless - vain

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