The program's memory management was so inefficient that it actually damaged the RAM somehow!
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Inefficient
/ˌɪn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/
Synonyms for "inefficient" (106 found)
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Closest matches (22)
Adjective(13 words)
ineffectiveawkwardawkwarderbad managementbureaucraticclunkiercounterproductivecreakydisorganized methoddysfunctional operationdysfunctional processenergy-wasting systemenfeebled
Noun(5 words)
Strong matches (31)
Adjective(8 words)
inadequateineffective styleineffectualinefficient waste handlinginelegantlow yieldnonproductiveoutdated appliances
Verb(1 words)
Noun(3 words)
Adverb(1 words)
more wasteful energy use
Related words (53)
Noun(8 words)
poorly managedshamblingtime consuming guessworktime-wastingunderperformingwaddlingwater mismanagementworst-case time complexity
Adjective(17 words)
ramshackleshiftlessslowthermal energy lossesuncoordinatedunhandyunproductiveunproductive approachunprofitableunsuccessfulunusable energiesunusable energy potentialwasted moneywastefulwasteful irrigationwasteful practicewasteful routine
Related word relations
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More general
2 entriesdescriptive termquality adjective
More specific
8 entriesinefficient methodinefficient procedurenonproductive modepoor designpoor workflowslow performanceslow processwasteful practice
Collocations
6 entriesinefficient designinefficient energy useinefficient layoutinefficient methodinefficient processinefficient system
Inflections
2 entriesmore inefficientmost inefficient
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriessimilar
6 entriesSample sentences
18 total sentences available.
Trying to beat some kid's high score is an inefficient use of your time.
Source: tatoeba (840115)
A literal boatload of new computers were recalled for inefficient power use.
Source: tatoeba (840116)
This design is too inefficient to prototype.
Source: tatoeba (840117)
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