ineffective/ineffectual — [adj] weak, useless abortive, anticlimactic, barren, bootless, defeasible, feckless, feeble, forceless, fruitless, futile, idle, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, inefficacious, inefficient, inept, inferior, innocuous, inoperative,… … New thesaurus
ineffectual — ineffective, ineffectual Ineffective means ‘not producing any effect’ and normally refers to actions or processes. Ineffectual often refers to people, and means ‘lacking the ability to produce results’. The distinctions are more fully discussed… … Modern English usage
ineffective — ineffective, ineffectual Ineffective means ‘not producing any effect’ and normally refers to actions or processes. Ineffectual often refers to people, and means ‘lacking the ability to produce results’. The distinctions are more fully discussed… … Modern English usage
ineffective — ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inefficacious mean not producing or incapable of producing results. Except for this denial of production or capacity for production, these adjectives correspond in their applications and implications to the… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
ineffectual — See ineffective, ineffectual … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
ineffective — See ineffective, ineffectual … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
ineffective — I adjective abortive, barren, disabled, effete, emasculated, feckless, feeble, figurehead, fruitless, futile, gainless, good for nothing, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, ineffectual, inefficacious, inept, inoperative, insufficient … Law dictionary
ineffectual — I adjective abortive, barren, effete, emasculated, feckless, feeble, figurehead, fruitless, futile, gainless, good for nothing, idle, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, ineffective, inefficacious, inept, inoperative, insufficient,… … Law dictionary
ineffectual — ineffective, inefficacious, inefficient Analogous words: see those at INEFFECTIVE Antonyms: effectual Contrasted words: *effective, efficacious, efficient: useful, profitable (see corresponding nouns at USE) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Ineffective — In ef*fect ive, a. [Pref. in not + effective: cf. F. ineffectif.] Not effective; not having the desired effect; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal; an ineffective herbal remedy. [1913 Webster +PJC] The word of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
