Synonyms of inefficiently

inefficiently

adverb

as in poorly

Related Words

• poorly
• ineptly
• incompetently
• inexpertly
• unskillfully
• amateurishly
• artlessly
• inaptly
• clumsily
• crudely
• incapably
• awkwardly

Dissimilar Words

• well
• competently
• skillfully
• expertly
• ably
• artfully
• deftly
• capably
• adroitly
• masterfully
• aptly
• fluently
• proficiently
• adeptly
• neatly
• cleanly
• cleverly
• consummately
• masterly
• nimbly
• dexterously

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of inefficiently

In our own polling of 200 chief executives at the Yale CEO Summit in June 2025, 40% said AI hype has led to overinvestment, and more than 40% admitted that AI investments have been allocated inefficiently. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

For instance, Chancellor Kamar Samuels admitted that more than 200 schools now have fewer than 200 students each, inefficiently driving up per pupil costs past $50,000 a child — money that could be used better elsewhere in the system. — Ciara Jackson, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026

When Lovins wrote his article, most electricity was generated inefficiently from fossil fuels or uranium, while wind and solar power remained prohibitively expensive. — Daniel Cohan, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Local solutions can also consume model tokens inefficiently, duplicate efforts and introduce inconsistent security and compliance practices. — Fabio Caversan, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Rather than heating massive reactors inefficiently from the outside or burning methane, the team placed a burner directly inside the reactor to combust a small portion of hydrogen. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

One problem that comes to mind with a fridge using two large access doors is the potential to bleed cold air and run inefficiently given the extra set of seams. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026

One counterintuitive way of using that space would be to spend it inefficiently, attempting to win a free agent’s services via a short-term overpayment. — Murat Ates, New York Times, 25 May 2026

Hundreds of millions of dollars earmarked for homelessness remain unspent or inefficiently deployed. — Teresa Liu, Daily News, 4 May 2026