Down
Down adjective - Not being in working order.
Usage example: while my computer was down, I attended to some unfinished odds and ends lying about my cubicle
Ineffective and down are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ineffective" instead an adjective "Down".
Nearby Word: downed
Ineffective
Ineffective adjective - Not producing the desired result.
Down and ineffective are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Down" instead an adjective "Ineffective".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- That's not to say they're ineffective, as even on Advanced (Hard) mode they'll down common zombies in three body shots and kill any Special Infected in less than fifteen; they're decent-to-good on anything that isn't called Witch or Tank.
Source: Ranged Emergency Weapon - It slows vampires down, and inhaling holy water will incapacitate them if they're dumb enough to breathe in just as they're sprayed, but it's generally pretty ineffective.
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They are mowed down in droves and the small arms fire is entirely ineffective on the tank's armor.
Source: Film / Fury (2014)
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Ineffective and Down. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/down/ineffective
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