no-win

adjective

Definition of no-winnext
as in impossible

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Recent Examples of no-win Trump’s new policies have put the Fed in a potential no-win situation. 5. — Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 4 Apr. 2025 Brands are trapped in what feels like a no-win situation. — Gillian Oakenfull, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025 This casting feels like a no-win for WB. — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025 From this no-win scenario director Laura Casabé extracts all the pleasures, anxieties, and frenzy of teenage life. — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for no-win
Recent Examples of Synonyms for no-win
  1. impossible
  2. hopeless
  3. pointless
  4. lost
  5. unattainable
  6. worthless
Adjective
  • Jokić nearly broke the all-time mark for Player Efficiency Rating (PER), whatever that is, and completed the seemingly impossible feat of averaging a triple-double while playing center.
    — John Hollinger, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • For some, meeting their new child’s needs—and the specter of a future oriented around those needs—felt impossible.
    — Jessica Slice, The Atlantic, 14 Apr. 2025
Definition of impossible
Adjective
  • Previewing the playoffs with a playoff team draft Finding 3 positive thoughts for each of the NHL’s 15 most hopeless teams 16 stats: Blues’ turnaround, Lane Hutson’s stardom and Stars’ struggles Comments D Dan N. · 4h 17m ago Helle is thee best.
    — Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Mimi seesaws between hopeless heroin addict and righteous truth-teller.
    — Jeffrey Seller, Vulture, 11 Apr. 2025
Definition of hopeless
Adjective
  • Most movies go nuts with exposition, because most scripts in development these days get studio or producer notes requiring pointless reiterations of plot points.
    — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Such a debate is esoteric and, to some, a pointless distraction.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Definition of pointless
Adjective
  • And even that goal was ultimately decided by Johansson’s lost helmet forcing him out of the play.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • The report said people also seem to be traveling with their pets more and more, with pet accessories being a more common sight in lost luggage.
    — Zach Wichter, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of lost
Adjective
  • In a 162-game baseball season, such perfection is virtually unattainable.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Brands perceived as inauthentic may struggle to maintain consumer trust, revealing the significant costs of striving for an unattainable perfect image.
    — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Definition of unattainable
Adjective
  • Removing or reforming colleges with chronically poor outcomes means fewer borrowers entering repayment with no degree or worthless credentials.
    — Shahar Ziv, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Settlers who actually traveled to Florida to inspect their purchases were likely to be greeted by muddy parcels of worthless swampland overrun with snakes and mosquitoes, miles away from anything resembling civilization.
    — Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Apr. 2025
Definition of worthless

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“No-win.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/no-win. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.

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