ineffective
90
3.4
- adjective
- /ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/
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ineficaz
- His arguments were ineffective and failed to convince the committee.
- prove ineffective
- effective and ineffective
- render ineffective
It's been found ineffective in human beings.
- It's been found ineffective in human beings.
- And there are even some that may be ineffective and cause others to have harm.
- Are they effective decisions or are they ineffective, unproven?
- That government is not always wrong or ineffective or, you know, or bad.
- It was a time when medicine was cheap and very ineffective.
- Shaming is an incredibly ineffective tool.
- And so tanks are actually a great show, but they're very ineffective.
- He dismissed the moves of the charters group as being ineffective.
- So ivermectum is ineffective against COVID, and when used incorrectly, it can kill you.
- But it's forced us to have an honest conversation about what kinds of practices are ineffective.
- And it could well be that a drug that worked wonderfully for me was actually ineffective for you.
- So in a rough and ready way, what happens is that Putin has been ineffective, the boss of Russia for two decades.
Examples
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Despite their efforts, the team's strategy proved to be ineffective in winning the game.
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The general consensus is that his speech was wholly ineffective and had no bearing whatsoever on Garfield's campaign.
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That government is not always wrong or ineffective or, you know, or bad.
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because my current system is completely ineffective.
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It's been found ineffective in human beings.
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Why are traditional methods of regulation adopted if they are ineffective in the long term?
Academic text (1991) -
The implementation of health services on the reservation proved ineffective for a number of political and cultural reasons.
Academic text (1991) -
Interestingly enough, this style of management is just ineffective by any standard.
Academic text (2011) -
CIA officers themselves called it ineffective.
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The medication was ineffective in treating her symptoms.
Synonyms
550
1.0
Not able to do the job it is made for
84
6.0
Not likely to work or help
76
2.9
Not getting the result someone wants
24
4.8
Not giving the results you want
21
3.8
Not giving useful or wanted results
18
6.8
Not able to produce the result wanted
5
7.7
It does not produce the result people want
2
4.5
Not giving useful results or helping to finish work, like a meeting
1
3.9
Not working and so not doing its job
1
8.2
Not producing the result you want
Not effective at making the result you want
Not producing the intended result
Not producing the intended result
Antonyms
Compounds
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ineffective begins with in- meaning 'not' and the rest comes from effective, which is linked to effect meaning 'result'. So ineffective is something that 'does not produce the wanted result' or simply 'does not work'.