nonscoring
Yielding no points
Nonscoring describes something that doesn't result in points or goals.
A nonscoring play in football moves the ball without reaching the end zone.
A nonscoring chance in soccer is a shot that misses or gets saved.
The term also applies to participants: The defender was a nonscoring presence all season.
Lacking significance or impact
- negligibleToo small to consider
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- insignificantLacking importance or consequence
unimportant · peripheral · incidental · minor · secondary · nonessential · dispensable · superfluous
Shut out, denied entry
- omittedLeft out intentionally
- disqualifiedDeclared unfit to compete
- ineligibleNot meeting requirements
- uncountedNot included in totals
unrecorded · unofficial · invalidated · void · null · discarded · struck · scratched
inconsequential
Lacking significance or impact
- negligibleToo small to consider
- immaterialLacking physical form; unimportant
- trivialLacking significance or weight
insignificant · unimportant · peripheral · incidental · minor · secondary · nonessential · dispensable · superfluous · extraneous
excluded
Shut out, denied entry
- omittedLeft out intentionally
- disqualifiedDeclared unfit to compete
- ineligibleNot meeting requirements
uncounted · unrecorded · unofficial · invalidated · void · null · discarded · struck · scratched · withdrawn
exhibition
Public display of items
- friendlyShowing kindness, warmth
- scrimmagePractice match with contact
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
warmup · preseason · casual · recreational · unranked · pickup · informal · meaningless · walkover · consolation
nonscoringscoring
Earning points in competition
productive · converting · finishing · prolific · decisive
nonscoringproductive
Generating useful output
successful · meaningful · effective · impactful · contributory
score, scoring, scored, scores, scorer, scorers, outscore, outscored, outscoring