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
Now go to the French Laundry and stuff your lying face with caviar while Los Angeles burns YET AGAIN under your feckless leadership.
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
And the President’s feckless tech bros can arbitrarily withhold billions in federal support for everything from cancer research to hurricane tracking.
—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
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025
And the President’s feckless tech bros can arbitrarily withhold billions in federal support for everything from cancer research to hurricane tracking.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckless
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Although a request for proposals for a new company to run the facility drew interest from at least two companies, neither ended up completing the process to submit a proposal and efforts to reach out to other companies have so far been unsuccessful, Hyde said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 July 2025
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Roughly 45 seconds later, Van der Walt tried to add hot air to the envelope and close the rapid deflation valve but was unsuccessful, according to the report.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 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
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Some have even compared this summer to the inactive, ineffectual years under previous owner Mike Ashley, such has been the volume of silence at times.—
Harry De Cosemo,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The Dodgers’ ineffectual offense against the Brewers wasted an excellent outing from Tyler Glasnow in his second start back from the injured list.—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
19 July 2025
Adjective
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Don’t run through fatigue: Pushing past your current endurance level may be tempting, but this is counterproductive.—
Laura Dorwart,
Verywell Health,
18 July 2025
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Yet opting not to hire young workers could be counterproductive for building a strong future workforce.—
Liz Elting,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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“Feckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckless. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.
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