INEFFECTUALITIES Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

ineffectualities

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plural of ineffectuality

as in inefficacies

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Ridges can form due to common deficiencies (like zinc or iron), or due to natural aging.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 18 Sep. 2026
That may involve doing lab work to look for things like anemia, nutritional deficiencies, or thyroid dysfunction.

— Korin Miller, Allure, 16 Sep. 2026

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Over time, as the human side of the evolving machine-flesh dyad matured, WHEEP-3 shifted its attention to the silicon partner, offering trenchant critiques of the inadequacies of machine learning.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Anna, the film suggests, admires her husband warts and all, perhaps because there’s an enticing authenticity in all his inadequacies and brutish ways.

— Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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