Ineffective
Ineffective adjective - Not producing the desired result.
Usage example: an ineffective effort to reduce unemployment that only spurred inflation
Unprofitable is a synonym for ineffective in useless topic. In some cases you can use "Unprofitable" instead an adjective "Ineffective", when it comes to topics like unproductive, unsuccessful.
Unprofitable
Unprofitable adjective - Producing no results.
Usage example: an unprofitable effort to find the information
Ineffective is a synonym for unprofitable. You can use "Ineffective" instead an adjective "Unprofitable".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- inept and ineffective
- inept and unprofitable
- incompetent and ineffective
- incompetent and unprofitable
- inefficient and ineffective
- inefficient and unprofitable
- worthless and ineffective
- worthless and unprofitable
- barren and ineffective
- barren and unprofitable
- idle and ineffective
- idle and unprofitable
- vain and ineffective
- vain and unprofitable
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