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Synonyms for ineffective
ˌɪn ɪˈfɛk tɪvin·ef·fec·tive
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Princeton's WordNet
ineffective, uneffective, ineffectualadjective
not producing an intended effect
"an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"
Synonyms:
unavailing, otiose, unable, inefficient, uneffective, futile, ineffectualAntonyms:
impelling, trenchant, telling, rough-and-ready, effectual, competent, impressive, effective, hard-hitting, potent, efficacious, strong, stiffineffective, ineffectual, unableadjective
lacking in power or forcefulness
"an ineffectual ruler"; "like an unable phoenix in hot ashes"
Synonyms:
unavailing, otiose, unable, inefficient, uneffective, futile, unable(p), ineffectualAntonyms:
hard-hitting, potent, strong, competent, rough-and-ready, effectual, telling, impelling, impressive, trenchant, efficacious, effective, stiffineffective, inefficientadjective
lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
"an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"
Synonyms:
unable, ineffectual, inefficient, uneffectiveAntonyms:
telling, hard-hitting, effective, potent, competent, effectual, impressive, stiff, impelling, rough-and-ready, strong, trenchant, efficacious
Dictionary of English Synonymes
ineffectiveadjective
Synonyms:
INEFFECTUAL, inefficacious
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ineffectiveadjective
Synonyms:
ineffectual, unavailing, inefficacious
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "ineffective":
inefficient, ineffectual, inoperative, toothless, invalid, useless, inefficiency, effective, unsuccessful
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1068 | effective | |
#3646 | unable | |
#6852 | invalid | |
#10226 | useless | |
#17103 | unsuccessful | |
#17218 | ineffective | |
#20856 | inefficient | |
#26975 | futile | |
#38445 | inefficiency | |
#57032 | inoperative | |
#61666 | ineffectual | |
#64935 | toothless | |
#109464 | unavailing |
How to use ineffective in a sentence?
It took us some time to see and evaluate how ineffective, or how trashed in some ways the refugee processing system had become, and so we had to rebuild some of those muscles and put it back in place.
The donor's risk assessment performed by the Office at the time of receiving the $1.5 million contribution was ineffective.
Tell me what that means to you, it just goes to your effectiveness. You're ineffective.
A breakdown of communication led to a completely uncoordinated and ineffective combined response that could have resulted in serious injury or property damage.
More than half of migratory bird species travelling the world’s main flyways have suffered serious population declines in the past 30 years. This is due mainly to unequal and ineffective protection across their migratory range and the places they stop to refuel along their routes, a typical migratory bird relies on many different geographic locations throughout its annual cycle for food, rest and breeding. So even if we protect most of their breeding grounds, it’s still not enough – threats somewhere else can affect the entire population.
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