Thesaurus / inefficacious
other words for inefficacious
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- ineffective
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- useless
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
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We have already seen how inefficacious with her are all attempts at persuasion.
JOHN CALDIGATEANTHONY TROLLOPE
The next was in 1641, when Charles I. returned from his imprudent and inefficacious journey into Scotland.
And what do you think he's goin' to do with them inefficacious knick- knacks?
HEART OF THE WESTO. HENRY
In writing novels we novelists preach to you from our pulpits, and are keenly anxious that our sermons shall not be inefficacious.
RALPH THE HEIRANTHONY TROLLOPE
I therefore once more directed squill, with decoction of seneka and sal sodæ; but it was inefficacious.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE FOXGLOVE AND SOME OF ITS MEDICAL USESWILLIAM WITHERING
But this plan of regulation was not only inefficacious, but unsafe.
THE HISTORY OF THE RISE, PROGRESS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THETHOMAS CLARKSON
Her young friend smiled at the inefficacious prayer, but promised to do all she could to oblige her.
A SIMPLE STORYMRS. INCHBALD
The ordinary remedies—such as salt dissolved in water—are inefficacious.
SHEEP, SWINE, AND POULTRYROBERT JENNINGS
Is orthodoxy either so inefficacious or so moribund as you fancy?
THE GRANDCHILDREN OF THE GHETTOISRAEL ZANGWILL
Many there were who believed this scheme would be inefficacious, and after events justified them.
THE STORY OF BRUGESERNEST GILLIAT-SMITH
WORDS RELATED TO INEFFICACIOUS
- abstract
- absurd
- chimerical
- idealistic
- illogical
- impossible
- impracticable
- improbable
- inapplicable
- inefficacious
- infeasible
- inoperable
- ivory-tower
- no go
- nonfunctional
- nonviable
- otherworldly
- quixotic
- romantic
- speculative
- starry-eyed
- theoretical
- unattainable
- unbusinesslike
- unfeasible
- unreal
- unserviceable
- unusable
- unwise
- unworkable
- useless
- visionary
- wild
- abstract
- absurd
- chimerical
- idealistic
- illogical
- impossible
- impracticable
- improbable
- inapplicable
- inefficacious
- infeasible
- inoperable
- irrealizable
- ivory-tower
- no-go
- nonfunctional
- nonviable
- not a prayer
- otherworldly
- out of the question
- quixotic
- romantic
- speculative
- starry-eyed
- theoretical
- unattainable
- unbusinesslike
- unfeasible
- unreal
- unserviceable
- unusable
- unwise
- unworkable
- useless
- visionary
- wild
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- emasculate
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- ineffectual
- inefficacious
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- lame
- limited
- no go
- no way
- not effective
- nugatory
- null
- paltry
- powerless
- slack-spined
- spineless
- unable
- unavailable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
- abortive
- anticlimactic
- barren
- bootless
- defeasible
- feckless
- feeble
- forceless
- fruitless
- futile
- idle
- impotent
- inadequate
- incompetent
- indecisive
- inefficacious
- inefficient
- inept
- inferior
- innocuous
- inoperative
- invertebrate
- lame
- limited
- nugatory
- null
- null and void
- paltry
- powerless
- spineless
- unable
- unavailing
- unfruitful
- unproductive
- unprofitable
- unsuccessful
- vain
- void
- withered
- worthless
- abstract
- absurd
- chimerical
- idealistic
- illogical
- impossible
- impracticable
- improbable
- inapplicable
- inefficacious
- infeasible
- inoperable
- irrealizable
- ivory-tower
- no-go
- nonfunctional
- nonviable
- not a prayer
- otherworldly
- out of the question
- quixotic
- romantic
- speculative
- starry-eyed
- theoretical
- unattainable
- unbusinesslike
- unfeasible
- unreal
- unserviceable
- unusable
- unwise
- unworkable
- useless
- visionary
- wild
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