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   "an inefficient campaign against drugs"; "outdated and inefficient design and methods"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. Bart Naylor:

   That's where a conservative begins -- that somehow the hand of the government is awkward and inefficient and that regulations are simply a cost, a group such as ourselves see regulations as a necessity to protect consumers and make sure that the economy is relatively fair.

2. Daniel Loeb:

   We like that Fanuc is investing and expanding capacity, but we take great issue with the inefficient balance sheet.

3. Thomas Ostros:

   It can not be something that is forced on them. Greece must own the problem. The Greek government is not there yet, ...They have an inefficient public sector, corruption is a relatively big problem and the pension system is more expensive than other countries.

4. Antonio Fatas:

   Companies can try to go around tariffs by moving production to other countries, this is costly and inefficient. It is a short-term solution but not optimal.

5. Amama Mbabazi:

   Fellow Ugandans ... I will be seeking your vote, first within my party the NRM as its flag bearer, and later on in the whole country for president in the 2016 presidential elections, the coming election is ... about breathing new life into our system of government - a system that has become weak and inefficient.