The 5% topical solution was ineffective at reducing eczema outbreaks.
Source: tatoeba (840108)
Ineffective
//ˌɪn.ɪˈfɛk.tɪv//
Synonyms for "ineffective" (105 found)
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Related words (52)
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Antonyms
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1 entriesderived
2 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
5 entriessimilar
12 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 13 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀνενέργητος adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
Bulgarian
4 entries- неефективен adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- неефикасен adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- неспособен adj (lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate)
- неумел adj (lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate)
Catalan
2 entries- ineficaç adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- ineficaç adj (lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 无效果的 adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- 缺乏能力的 adj (lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate)
German
2 entries- unfähig adj (lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate)
- wirkungslos adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
Greek
1 entries- ατελέσφορος adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
Irish
2 entries- ainéifeachtach adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- ainéifeachtach adj (lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate)
Italian
3 entries- inadeguato adj (lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate)
- ineffettivo adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- inefficace adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
Manx
1 entries- neuobbragh adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
Māori
4 entries- kikokore adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- mohemohe adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- pekekiwi adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- rōrā adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
Polish
3 entries- bezpłodny adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- bezskuteczny adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- nieefektywny adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
Spanish
2 entries- ineficaz adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
- inoperante adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
Swedish
1 entries- verkningslös adj (not having the desired effect; ineffectual)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
A plethora of ineffective education programs made the president unpopular amongst fiscal conservatives.
Source: tatoeba (840109)
Luckily, the treatment was only ineffective instead of harmful.
Source: tatoeba (840112)
Five self-help books later, Sergey still had a terribly ineffective approach to management.
Source: tatoeba (840113)
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