unavailing (Meaning)

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unavailing (s)

producing no result or effect

Despite their desperate efforts, their attempts to revive the patient proved unavailing.
The unavailing cries of the trapped child echoed through the wreckage.
The doctor's unavailing attempts to stem the bleeding were heartbreaking.
The unavailing pleas of the defendant fell on deaf ears.
The child's unavailing tears could not undo the damage that had been done.
The unavailing efforts of the firefighters were hindered by the intense heat.
The unavailing search for the missing hiker ended in despair.
The unavailing warnings of the scientists about the impending disaster went unheeded.
The unavailing attempts to repair the damaged spaceship left the crew stranded in space.
The unavailing arguments of the prosecutor failed to convince the jury of the defendant's guilt.

producing no result or effect

unsuccessful,futile, useless, inefficacious, unprofitable, ineffective, bootless, abortive,fruitless, vain

effective, profitable, effectual,successful, effectual, meaningful, potent, worthwhile, adequate, deadly

Despite their desperate efforts, their attempts to revive the patient proved unavailing.

The unavailing cries of the trapped child echoed through the wreckage.

The doctor's unavailing attempts to stem the bleeding were heartbreaking.

The unavailing pleas of the defendant fell on deaf ears.