Able
Able adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.
Ineffectual is an antonym for able.
Nearby Word: ability
Ineffectual
Both words in one sentence
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He soon became really only ineffectual when dealing with Donst, and he was eventually able to overcome that as well during Never Compromise.
Source: Wrestling / CHIKARA - Ineffectual Loner: A loner whose capacity is reduced to the point of not being able to fulfill their goal because of their solitary nature.
Source: Character Flaw Index -
The East Germans stood there and did nothing as the guy bled to death, with those on the Western side only able to provide ineffectual assistance by throwing first aid stuff at him.
Source: Useful Notes / Berlin Wall
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