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unprofitably

unprofitably

1 6.0
In a way that does not make money
  • adverb
  • /ʌnˈprɒfɪtəbli/
: sin rentabilidad
  • The project was deemed unprofitably expensive, leading the company to abandon it.

Examples

  • We can unprofitably produce liquids from coal and various plants for quite some time.

    Blog text (6)
  • And we would immediately (and unprofitably) descend into discussions of subjective and objective good and evil, Kant's categorical imperative, and the Golden Rule.

    Academic text (2016)
  • Investing unprofitably in failing businesses can lead to significant financial losses.

  • After analyzing the reports, the manager realized that their efforts had gone unprofitably wasted on the wrong strategies.

Synonyms

unsuccessfully
vsunprofitably
30 3.0

In a way that does not get the result you wanted

emphasizes missing profit or benefit rather than general lack of success
uselessly
vsunprofitably
4 3.5

In a way that does not help or make any difference

limits that lack to profit or benefit rather than overall purposelessness
futilely
vsunprofitably
3 7.4

In a way that does not make a difference

centres on lacking profit or advantage rather than general pointlessness
ineffectively
vsunprofitably
2 4.0

In a way that does not get the result you want

narrows that lack to profit or benefit rather than general inefficiency
fruitlessly
vsunprofitably
2 6.0

In a way that does not succeed

specifies missing profit or benefit rather than only lacking usefulness
ineffectually
vsunprofitably
1 6.3

In a way that does not get the result you want

is about failing to gain profit or benefit rather than general ineffectiveness
unproductively
vsunprofitably
1 6.7

In a way that fails to get useful results

focuses specifically on missing profit or benefit rather than general uselessness
worthlessly
vsunprofitably
1 6.5

In a way that has no value or use

is about lacking profit or benefit rather than merely lacking value
unavailingly
vsunprofitably
1 8.0

Without success when someone tries to do something

is concerned with lacking profit or benefit rather than merely failing
abortively
vsunprofitably
1 7.9

In a way that fails to reach the goal

highlights missing profit or benefit rather than a simple failed attempt
profitlessly
vsunprofitably
1 8.1

In a way that gives no benefit

is about lack of profit or benefit rather than general failure
gainlessly
vsunprofitably
1 9.8

In a way that does not bring any profit or success

is about lack of profit or benefit rather than general failure
inefficaciously
vsunprofitably
9.9

In a way that does not work or help

focuses specifically on absence of profit or benefit rather than mere ineffectiveness

Antonyms

7 4.1

In a way that makes money or gives an advantage

How Profitable

lucratively
1 5.3
profitably
7 4.1
unprofitably
1 6.0
at a loss
8 4.3

Surface Forms

unprofitably positive

Morphology

unprofitably = unprofitable (transparent) = un + profit + able + ly

Standard adverb formation by adding '-ly' to the adjective 'unprofitable'; the relation is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word unprofitably breaks into parts: un- meaning 'not', profit meaning 'gain or money', -able meaning 'able', and -ly meaning 'in a way'. So, to do something unprofitably is to do it in a way that does not make money or give benefit.