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
But not only did Trump promise that the war would last weeks, not months, the disparate impact of the strait’s closure may actually help wrap up the war by forcing our fickle and feckless allies to actually act like friends and join the fight.
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
After blowing a lead and giving up five third-period goals to Vegas, the Kings were utterly feckless in the final frame against Edmonton.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
As head coach, Conte was responsible for motivating his supposedly feckless players.
—Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Kelly, clearly, will keep standing up to these feckless attempts at coercion.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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Tiana Lowe Doescher, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
After blowing a lead and giving up five third-period goals to Vegas, the Kings were utterly feckless in the final frame against Edmonton.
—Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 27 Feb. 2026
As head coach, Conte was responsible for motivating his supposedly feckless players.
—Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Kelly, clearly, will keep standing up to these feckless attempts at coercion.
—Chris Brennan, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckless
Adjective
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Attempts to interview him were unsuccessful.—
Sierra van der Brug,
Daily News,
28 May 2026
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Trump has denied Carroll’s allegations against him and tried to appeal both verdicts but has been unsuccessful in both cases, putting him on the verge of having to pay out millions.—
Alison Durkee,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Gilgeous-Alexander partly compensated for inefficient shooting performances by leaning on his supporting cast.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Those accomplishments help explain why many analysts view her turnovers as a byproduct of her extraordinary workload rather than evidence of inefficient play.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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The current environment of Democrat versus Republican, us versus them, renders the entire body ineffectual and incapable of independent agency and thought.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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The processing element tiles operate on compressed matrices, eliminating all unnecessary and ineffectual computation.—
Olivia Hsu,
IEEE Spectrum,
28 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Beyond becoming the office scapegoat, AI employees were actually counterproductive in many companies’ mission to increase AI adoption in the workplace.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
28 May 2026
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Perhaps folks view Laesch’s behavior as obnoxious or counterproductive or simply not in his lane.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2026
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“Feckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckless. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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