Adeptness and Inefficiency

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Adeptness noun - Subtle or imaginative ability in inventing, devising, or executing something.

Usage example: his adeptness at thinking on his feet makes him a formidable debater

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Inefficiency is an antonym for adeptness.

Inefficiency noun - Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency.

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Adeptness is an antonym for inefficiency.

Nearby Words: inefficient, inefficiently

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Inefficiency and Adeptness. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/adeptness/inefficiency

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