Synonyms for inefficient
ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ əntin·ef·fi·cient

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1. inefficientadjective

   Antonyms:
   efficient

2. inefficientadjective

   Celery is an inefficient food.

   Antonyms:
   efficient

3. inefficientadjective

   Jessica was terribly inefficient at cleaning, so her brother usually had to clean the whole room.

   Antonyms:
   efficient

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1. inefficientadjective

   not producing desired results; wasteful

   "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"

   Synonyms:
   ineffective

   Antonyms:
   high-octane, economic, competent, cost-efficient, efficient, streamlined, cost-effective, economical, businesslike, expeditious

2. ineffective, inefficientadjective

   lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate

   "an ineffective administration"; "inefficient workers"

   Synonyms:
   unable, ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective

   Antonyms:
   expeditious, cost-efficient, high-octane, streamlined, economic, businesslike, competent, efficient, cost-effective, economical

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1. inefficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   weak, feeble, impotent, powerless

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1. inefficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   ineffective, inefficacious, slack, remiss, incompetent

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1. List of paraphrases for "inefficient":

   ineffective, ineffectual

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1. James Longon:

   Tinged with scandal, this 147-bed dermatological hospital in Rome has bad morale, inefficient administration and $24 million in unpaid vendor bills.

2. Yoshiharu Yamamoto:

   My sense is that we need to slash the number of cars we develop by about 20 percent, in the end, with so many different specs you lose the essence of what a Honda car should be. It also puts a big burden on (engineers) and it's inefficient.

3. Chris Hardy:

   We didn’t necessarily reinvent the brand, but we have taken it and repositioned and streamlined it, there are a lot of independents in our industry. They go out there and lease or buy equipment and build out a beautiful office space. But it’s hard for them to make their service affordable while paying rent and equipment leases. They are usually inefficient with their square footage. We focus on a space that is only 1,000 square feet.

4. Yuen Long:

   We will investigate whether we were inefficient but we are not related to triads. I ask Junius Ho to trust the police force. Last night, we were all focusing on Hong Kong island. We needed to regroup for Yuen Long.

5. Comptroller Scott Stringer:

   The people of New York City have lost confidence that the Board of Elections can effectively administer elections and we intend to find out why the Board of Elections is so consistently disorganized, chaotic and inefficient.