as in inefficiency
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Recent Examples of ineffectiveness
The Cubs know how important pitcher depth becomes in the postseason after injuries and ineffectiveness compromised their starter options in October.
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Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
The state’s policy ineffectiveness is just as troubling.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 1 Feb. 2026
Goff pointed to ineffectiveness on first down in the second half, forcing the offensive line into situations where Los Angeles could turn to its powerful pass rush.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Mike Vrabel has blamed his squad’s ground ineffectiveness on his RB stable being too ball-security focused.
—Brad Evans, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The evidence of its ineffectiveness and risks has led 23 states to pass legislation banning or limiting the use of conversion therapy for minors.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
Even McDaniel, speaking about the run defense’s ineffectiveness, appeared fed up.
—Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite the offense’s ineffectiveness Friday, TCU’s defense kept the Horned Frogs afloat with countless stops deep in their own territory — like when linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr broke up a would-be touchdown in the second half.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Sep. 2025
Previous attempts to produce HBL sustainably achieved only limited success due to safety issues, ineffectiveness or a lack of cost-efficiency, according to the study team.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
The state’s policy ineffectiveness is just as troubling.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 1 Feb. 2026
Goff pointed to ineffectiveness on first down in the second half, forcing the offensive line into situations where Los Angeles could turn to its powerful pass rush.
—CBS News, 15 Dec. 2025
Mike Vrabel has blamed his squad’s ground ineffectiveness on his RB stable being too ball-security focused.
—Brad Evans, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
The evidence of its ineffectiveness and risks has led 23 states to pass legislation banning or limiting the use of conversion therapy for minors.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2025
Even McDaniel, speaking about the run defense’s ineffectiveness, appeared fed up.
—Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Despite the offense’s ineffectiveness Friday, TCU’s defense kept the Horned Frogs afloat with countless stops deep in their own territory — like when linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr broke up a would-be touchdown in the second half.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Sep. 2025
Previous attempts to produce HBL sustainably achieved only limited success due to safety issues, ineffectiveness or a lack of cost-efficiency, according to the study team.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffectiveness
Noun
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This was a decision based on Amazon’s disdain for inefficiency and having too many stakeholders involved in decision-making.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Lastly, trucking and logistics names fell as investors believed AI could curb freight inefficiencies — thus lowering demand for the industry.—
Fred Imbert,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Theory 1 is that the Party has reached such a crisis of inefficacy in the Trump era that most things about it—its experienced personnel, its hydraulics of strategy and power—should be sold for scrap and rebuilt from the charismatic left.—
Nathan Heller,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Brands that rely solely on AI risk not just irrelevance, but inefficacy.—
Sean DallasKidd,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
Noun
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One of the common threads in the investigation into the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy, has been the police’s inability to confirm whether Nancy Guthrie was still alive.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
19 Feb. 2026
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The declaration was aimed at closing a dark chapter for the men and their families, and for a city that was shaken by the brutality of the crime and investigators' inability to solve it for decades.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Feb. 2026
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As for the district admininistrative employees, one was allowed to resign at her leisure, without consequences, and others remain employed despite their incompetence.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Feb. 2026
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Why did incompetence feel like the right way in?—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Ineffectiveness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ineffectiveness. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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