ineffectualness

noun

Definition of ineffectualnessnext
as in ineffectiveness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ineffectualness
  1. inefficiency
  2. inefficacy
  3. impotence
  4. inability
  5. incompetence
Noun
  • Without effective APIs, the shift to composable architecture can lead to inefficiencies, security vulnerabilities and operational disruptions.
    Sabeer Nelliparamban, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • This issue becomes even more significant in the final mile of delivery—the last step in getting a product to the customer—where costs and inefficiencies often skyrocket.
    William Mullane, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of inefficiency
Noun
  • And with Trump poised to take office again, the industry is perhaps rattled by the inefficacy of its previous calls to action—or at least lacks a vision of how to meet the political moment through either art or activism.
    Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The work is less a critique of AA’s methods than a wry commentary on art and art history’s inefficacy in remedying profound societal ills, especially those affecting Indigenous communities.
    Michaëla de Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of inefficacy
Noun
  • Social media, though, offers an alternative to this impotence.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
  • As such, side effects of surgery and radiation therapy for prostate cancer often include incontinence, impotence and bowel dysfunction.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of impotence
Noun
  • That includes addressing concerns about safety and conditions like smoking on trains, or the inability to get around the city.
    Sarah Freishtat, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Macdonald put the blame for the wideout’s down year on the team’s inability to get him the ball.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of inability
Noun
  • Sometimes, what looks like incompetence is simply a different approach to decision-making or problem-solving.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The other pleaded mental incompetence, leading to his case being dismissed.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of incompetence
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