| Main Entry: |
ineffective |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
useless |
Synonyms: |
abortive, anticlimactic,
barren, bootless, defeasible, emasculate,
feckless,
feeble, forceless,
fruitless,
futile,
idle,
impotent,
inadequate,
incompetent,
indecisive,
ineffectual, inefficacious,
inefficient,
inept,
inferior,
innocuous, inoperative,
lame,
limited, neutralized, no go, no way, not effective,
nugatory,
null,
paltry,
powerless, slack-spined, spineless,
unable,
unavailable, unavailing, unfruitful, unproductive, unprofitable,
unsuccessful,
vain,
void, withered,
worthless
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| Notes: |
ineffectual refers to a general or habitual lack of success in the carrying out of one's projects; ineffective refers to a specific or definite failure to perform a task or accomplish a purpose |
Antonyms: |
effective
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