Authority and Ineffectiveness

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Authority noun - The capacity to persuade.

Usage example: a strict grammarian whose pronouncements carried plenty of authority with my third-grade English teacher

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Ineffectiveness is an antonym for authority.

Ineffectiveness noun - Lacking the power to be effective.

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Authority is an antonym for ineffectiveness.

Nearby Words: ineffective, ineffectively

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Ineffectiveness and Authority. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/ineffectiveness

Authority & Ineffectiveness. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/ineffectiveness>.

Ineffectiveness or Authority. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/authority/ineffectiveness.

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