inefficient
adjective
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not producing desired results; wasteful
an inefficient campaign against drugs
Related & opposite
- incompetent also see
- ineffective also see
- efficient antonym
- inefficiency derivation
- wasteful similar to
Sense 2 adjective
lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate
an ineffective administration
Related & opposite
- ineffectiveness derivation
- inefficiency derivation
- incompetent similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | incompetent |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | ineffective |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | efficient |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | inefficiency |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | wasteful |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ineffectiveness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inefficiency |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | incompetent |