English > ineffective: 3 senses > adjective 1| Meaning | not producing an intended effect. |
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| Examples | - "an ineffective teacher"
- "ineffective legislation"
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| Synonyms | uneffective, ineffectual |
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| Attribute of | effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality | Power to be effective |
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| Narrower | toothless | lacking necessary force for effectiveness |
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| unproductive | not producing desired results |
| See also | idle | not in action or at work |
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| inefficacious | lacking the power to produce a desired effect |
| inefficient | not producing desired results |
| powerless | lacking power |
| useless | Having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully |
| Opposite | effective, effectual, efficacious | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect |
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| Spanish | incapaz, ineficaz, inepto, infructuoso, inútil, vano |
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| Catalan | incapaç, ineficaç, inepte, inútil, va |
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| Nouns | ineffectiveness | lacking the power to be effective |
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| Adverbs | ineffectively | in an ineffective manner |
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