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- Dictionaryineffective/ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/
adjective
- 1. not producing any significant or desired effect: "the legal sanctions against oil spills are virtually ineffective" Similar Opposite
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not producing the effects or results that are wanted: They made an ineffective attempt to get the rules changed. prove ineffective The army has proved ineffective in protecting the civilian population. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not producing a desired result.
The meaning of INEFFECTIVE is not producing an intended effect : ineffectual. How to use ineffective in a sentence.
Ineffective definition: not effective; not producing results; ineffectual. See examples of INEFFECTIVE used in a sentence.
Synonyms for INEFFECTIVE: unsuccessful, inefficient, counterproductive, ineffectual, inexpedient, worthless, feckless, useless; Antonyms of INEFFECTIVE: effective, efficient, efficacious, effectual, expedient, operant, successful, beneficial.
If you say that something is ineffective, you mean that it has no effect on a process or situation.
Definitions of 'ineffective'. If you say that something is ineffective, you mean that it has no effect on a process or situation. [...] More.
Use the adjective ineffective to describe something that doesn't work quite the way it's supposed to. You might complain about your ineffective guard dog, who wags his tail and licks everyone who comes to your house. When you're ineffective, you're unable to accomplish something you're trying to do.
adjective. /ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv/ not achieving what you want to achieve; not having any effect. The new drug was ineffective. ineffective management. ineffective in doing something The law proved ineffective in dealing with the problem. opposite effective. Extra Examples. Topics Change, cause and effect c1, Difficulty and failure c1.
not producing the effects or results that are wanted: They made an ineffective attempt to get the rules changed. prove ineffective The army has proved ineffective in protecting the civilian population. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. not producing a desired result. unsuccessful Our attempts to change the law were unsuccessful.
adj. 1. Not producing an intended effect; ineffectual: an ineffective plea. 2. Inadequate; incompetent: an ineffective teacher. in′ef·fec′tive·ly adv. in′ef·fec′tive·ness n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
