INEFFECTUALNESS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

ineffectualness

noun

as in ineffectiveness

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Noun

However, September continued to showcase the club’s ineffectiveness at the plate.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026
Unfortunately, his ineffectiveness has begun to drastically affect Miami’s passing attack.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of ineffectiveness

Noun

First, address process inefficiencies like inconsistent approval paths.

— Ari Widlansky, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Donovan gently criticized Buzelis’ propensity to lean into his midrange jumper, noting that the inefficiency of the shot had driven it out of most players’ shooting profiles, barring a few exceptions such as DeMar DeRozan.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 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

During his time in Seattle, Richard Sherman was infamous for his inability to ever take accountability for his wrongdoing.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
A week ago, the Chiefs blamed their lack of pass rush on an inability to force third-and-distance spots.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of inability

Noun

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities has been revealed as a nest of incompetence in its powerful central office.

— Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
At the start of the 1986-87 season, a combination of previous boardroom incompetence and broader economics saw Middlesbrough not just in the Third Division, but with their ground, Ayresome Park, padlocked.

— Michael Walker, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of incompetence

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