ineffective

[in-i-fek-tiv] / ˌɪn ɪˈfɛk tɪv /

ADJECTIVE

useless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

feeble fruitless futile impotent inadequate incompetent indecisive ineffectual inefficient inept limited null powerless unable unproductive unprofitable unsuccessful worthless

WEAK

abortive anticlimactic barren bootless defeasible emasculate epicene feckless forceless idle inefficacious inferior innocuous inoperative lame neutralized no-go not effective nugatory paltry slack-spined spineless unavailable unavailing unfruitful vain void withered

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able adequate capable competent dexterous effective effectual efficient expert fit fruitful potent powerful productive profitable skillful strong successful sufficient useful valuable worthwhile worthy

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Flying a drone over the Caribbean is easier than over Ukraine, where electronic warfare has rendered many American-made drones ineffective or unusable, and the distances are shorter than in a hypothetical China-Taiwan conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal

Safety technology, such as sensors, can be ineffective and costly to repair, they will argue.

From The Wall Street Journal

The government launched a safe schools initiative in 2014, but the strategy appears to have been ineffective.

From Barron's

Some argue that international aid is ineffective or doesn’t help nations in the long term.

From Salon

But the policy remains a paradox - hailed as a social reform by some, criticised as ineffective by others.

From BBC

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