1) Being without profit 2) Dead 3) Idle 4) Lean 5) Marginal 6) Unproductive 7) Unremunerative 8) Unsuccessful 9) Useless 1) Inutile 2) Profitless 3) Unproductive 4) Unremunerative 5) Unrewarding 6) Unsuccessful 7) Useless 
[adj] - producing little or no profit or gain
adjective producing little or no profit or gain; `deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable`
being without profit; not showing or turning a profit: a series of unprofitable ventures. · pointless or futile: an unprofitable three years in a routine job.