Inefficacious
Inefficacious adjective - Not producing the desired result.
Usage example: his efforts to restore the neglected houseplant back to health were belated and sadly inefficacious
Pointless and inefficacious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pointless" instead an adjective "Inefficacious".
Pointless
Pointless adjective - Having no meaning.
Inefficacious and pointless are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Inefficacious" instead an adjective "Pointless".
Nearby Word: point
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- empty and inefficacious
- empty and pointless
- inept and inefficacious
- inept and pointless
- hollow and inefficacious
- hollow and pointless
- worthless and inefficacious
- worthless and pointless
- barren and inefficacious
- barren and pointless
- idle and inefficacious
- idle and pointless
- ineffective and inefficacious
- ineffective and pointless
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