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
Their corrupt and incompetent government and feckless international institutions have been totally unable to protect them.
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Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Indeed, when feckless opinions driven by ideology become the basis for crafting laws and policies, everyone suffers.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
On a good day, the Undervale houses maybe two living human guests and at least a couple dozen haunts of all demographics, time periods and modes of death — including the brother Katherine inherited it all from, the cheerfully feckless Nathan (Will Forte).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 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
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Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Indeed, when feckless opinions driven by ideology become the basis for crafting laws and policies, everyone suffers.
—Sheldon Jacobson, Twin Cities, 25 Sep. 2025
On a good day, the Undervale houses maybe two living human guests and at least a couple dozen haunts of all demographics, time periods and modes of death — including the brother Katherine inherited it all from, the cheerfully feckless Nathan (Will Forte).
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckless
Adjective
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The Star-Telegram attempted to reach Atkins for comment, but was unsuccessful.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Feb. 2026
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Last year, the moderate Democrat took on a crowded field of candidates in an unsuccessful bid to become New York City mayor.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This fragmentation creates blind spots that contribute to adverse drug events, duplication of therapy and inefficient care and harms that ultimately drive up total health care costs.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
7 Feb. 2026
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But both ways can be slow, expensive and inefficient.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The lawyer, Martin Roth, cited his client's ineffectual defense, his mental health and his age.—
Greg Allen,
NPR,
4 Feb. 2026
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The country is mired in a prolonged crisis brought on by years of hyperinflation, political corruption, economic mismanagement and an ineffectual government.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Why Steyer has changed his mind despite his familiarity with the evidence that rent control is counterproductive is anyone’s guess.—
Rafael Perez,
Oc Register,
6 Feb. 2026
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Installing Warsh wouldn’t guarantee that the Fed embarks on this counterproductive course.—
Binyamin Appelbaum,
Mercury News,
4 Feb. 2026
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“Feckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckless. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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