as in unsuccessful
not producing the desired result
a well-intentioned but feckless response to the rise in school violence
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Recent Examples of feckless
And the President’s feckless tech bros can arbitrarily withhold billions in federal support for everything from cancer research to hurricane tracking.
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Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 8 June 2025
The autocrat is viewed as both feckless and corrupt.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Tensions between them flare, as does frustration with their feckless brother, Branwell.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025
In the wake of this violence, California’s feckless Democrat leaders have completely abdicated their responsibility to protect their citizens.
—Tara Suter, The Hill, 8 June 2025
The autocrat is viewed as both feckless and corrupt.
—Sean Durns, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
Tensions between them flare, as does frustration with their feckless brother, Branwell.
—Alida Becker, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckless
Adjective
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First responders also attempted to revive Riccardo, but were unsuccessful, the outlet added.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
12 July 2025
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All attempts to resuscitate the man were unsuccessful, Park Service officials said.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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More than inefficient, manual finance operations introduce unnecessary risk.—
John Rubinetti,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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This is not hyperbole: burning oil to power a car or burning coal to produce electricity is at best slightly more than thirty per cent efficient—or seventy per cent inefficient.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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Most enterprises are still relying on fragmented and ineffectual security architectures.—
Eyal Benishti,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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However, the policy, which has not been widely adopted, has also been criticized as being prone to abuse by employees and ineffectual, given that workers are still pressured to take as little time off as possible.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 July 2025
Adjective
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Jose Palma, co-coordinator at the National TPS Alliance, said the move was counterproductive.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
7 July 2025
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If the goal is to obtain compliance, masks are counterproductive.—
Christy Lopez Guest,
Mercury News,
5 July 2025
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“Feckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckless. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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