Ineffective
Not producing the desired or intended result; lacking effectiveness.
adjectiveIneffective
Not producing the desired or intended result; lacking effectiveness.
adjectiveImagine This
Imagine a new tutoring program that promises to dramatically boost students' test scores, but after a semester the scores barely budge—the program is ineffective.
Sounds Like
IH-nuh-FEK-tiv
Looks Like
Looks like 'in' + 'effective' (a negation prefix attached to the root word).
Remember This
The word comes from the prefix 'in-' meaning not, attached to 'effective' (producing the intended result).
Other Forms
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effective, efficacious, efficient; unproductive, futile
Note
Do not confuse with 'ineffectual'—ineffective emphasizes the outcome (not working as intended), while ineffectual emphasizes a lack of power or ability to achieve results, often despite effort.
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