inefficient

Meaning

Adj

1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or desired; inefficacious
2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action; habitually slack or unproductive; effecting little or nothing

Noun

A person who cannot or does not work efficiently.

Synonyms

ineffective

incapable

incompetent

useless

inefficacious

slow

inexpert

unskilled

unfit

ineffectual

inoperative

insufficient

nonproductive

nugatory

otiose

prodigal

scant

scanty

scrimp

scrimpy

shiftless

sleeveless

sluggish

unable

unavailing

uneconomical

unfit for work

unserviceable

unsuccessful

vain

wasteful

bad

👎

unable to work

bootless

discomfited

fruitless

futile

good-for-nothing

haywire

helpless

impotent

inadequate

inferior

Translations

inefficiente

inefficace

etkisiz

ineffizient

ineficiente

ineficaz

incapace

unwirksam

onbekwaam

ineficiente

ανίκανος

unrationell

inefficace

incapable

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪn.ɪˈfɪʃ.ənt/

Etymology

From in- + efficient.