as in unsuccessful
not producing the desired result
a well-intentioned but feckless response to the rise in school violence
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Recent Examples of feckless
Neither Oh’s dizzy countess nor Nyong’o’s charming, feckless Viola ever takes the reins of this production, but that would be hard to do.
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
This article is not useful to most of us, because 90% of towns and cities in this country are locked into a single ISP, effectively local monopolies legitimized by the feckless FCC, Congress, and state legislatures.
—Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Cruel things happen, yet each also does good things for each other, and their lives become entwined, even more so when both become attracted to the seemingly feckless Fiyero (Ethan Kirschbaum).
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 8 June 2025
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Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025
This article is not useful to most of us, because 90% of towns and cities in this country are locked into a single ISP, effectively local monopolies legitimized by the feckless FCC, Congress, and state legislatures.
—Michael Lydick, PC Magazine, 9 Aug. 2025
Cruel things happen, yet each also does good things for each other, and their lives become entwined, even more so when both become attracted to the seemingly feckless Fiyero (Ethan Kirschbaum).
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 1 Aug. 2025
In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 8 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckless
Adjective
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Barkan’s was one of several unsuccessful progressive campaigns Mamdani worked on before getting a job as a foreclosure prevention counselor at a nonprofit.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
2 Nov. 2025
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There have been a handful of topping bids this year, including an unsuccessful attempt by hedge fund Alden Global to beat out Hearst in its deal for the Dallas Morning News.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For years, the Heat’s offense was among the slowest and most inefficient units in the NBA.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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In an interview, Hirschhorn said export controls alone were an inefficient way to defend human rights.—
Byron Tau,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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There is a father in Breaking Away, a flustered, ineffectual father who sells used cars for a living.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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The spruces huddled defensively, as if expecting hard times, and the birch and aspen waved white, ineffectual arms at the snapping November wind.—
Joel M. Vance,
Outdoor Life,
29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even Bill Gates, a onetime stalwart champion of climate action, said this week that near-term emissions targets are a distraction at best and could even be counterproductive for human welfare.—
Tim McDonnell,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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What resulted is one of the most comic, counterproductive, and clumsy episodes in the long history of British efforts to deal with Ireland.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Feckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckless. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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