ineffectiveness

noun

as in inefficiency

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Recent Examples of ineffectiveness But Messi’s lack of influence owed less to his own ineffectiveness than to Spain’s dominance, which starved him of the ball, leaving him to feed off scraps. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 19 July 2026 The commission has been plagued by partisan infighting and ineffectiveness, as well as chronic vacancies and a lack of funding. — Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 10 July 2026 Nwodim pointed out that O’Connell has firsthand experience of their ineffectiveness. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026 See and assess your teams’ repetitive tasks, ineffectiveness and common delays. — Shawn Chang, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026 That statement stood in stark contrast to the longstanding stodginess of the Kings, which dissipated into flat-out ineffectiveness under Jim Hiller for three quarters of last season until he was sacked. — Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 11 June 2026 Brunson’s ineffectiveness throughout the night. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 9 June 2026 The technology has been criticized for its high price tag, ineffectiveness in improving public safety and lack of transparency. — Divya Ramjee, The Conversation, 8 June 2026 Delaying this only demonstrates the organization’s ineffectiveness in today’s NBA. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffectiveness
  1. inefficiency
  2. inefficacy
  3. ineffectuality
  4. inability
  5. incompetence
Noun
  • Founders Anton Juric and Niklas Lindgren developed the solution after recognizing significant inefficiencies and antiquated software in manual MEP design.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • Being home all day has made homeowners more aware of comfort issues, inefficiencies and aging equipment that may have gone unnoticed when their house sat empty for most of the day.
    — Alora Bopray, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of inefficiency
Noun
  • The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
  • When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced.
    — Deborah Berkman, New York Daily News, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of inefficacy
Noun
  • Caroline’s anguish and her ineffectuality at making progress in finding Gabriel make for some frustrating moments as a reader.
    — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of ineffectuality
Noun
  • Yet despite the faction’s inability to win in purple or red districts, democratic socialists enjoy a net favorability of 17 points among Democratic voters nationwide, compared with just 4 points for Democratic members of Congress.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
  • That's big news, as one of McCray's biggest problems has been his inability to match up physically against some of the tackles in the SEC.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of inability
Noun
  • Trump’s incompetence throughout this vendetta against Comey is perhaps its most welcome aspect.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • In an April 2025 meeting, FCMAT CEO Mike Fine said a two-month financial investigation found the district’s problems stemmed from poor budget development and management, incompetence and staff behavior.
    — Velvet Wu July 25, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026
Definition of incompetence

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“Ineffectiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffectiveness. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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