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
Instead of relying on a feckless Lebanese army to guard Israel's northern border, Trump will support greater latitude for Israel to defend itself and prevent any Hezbollah attempts to infiltrate the area.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Men are a structuring absence, as they are spoken of as faithless husbands, potential fiancés, feckless sons.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Some of her women have children to corral, some are young and feckless, some old and lonely, some young and lonely, some divorced.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 15 May 2024
As in Bosnia, if the West did not act, then both NATO and the European Union would appear feckless and thus diminished as security institutions with a valid role in the post-Cold War era.
—Robert E. Hunter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2011
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Men are a structuring absence, as they are spoken of as faithless husbands, potential fiancés, feckless sons.
—John Bleasdale, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
Some of her women have children to corral, some are young and feckless, some old and lonely, some young and lonely, some divorced.
—Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 15 May 2024
As in Bosnia, if the West did not act, then both NATO and the European Union would appear feckless and thus diminished as security institutions with a valid role in the post-Cold War era.
—Robert E. Hunter, Foreign Affairs, 16 Mar. 2011
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckless
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School’s Punishment of Black Student Suspended Over Hairstyle Doesn’t Violate the Law, Judge Rules Sawicki, who is representing the plaintiff, told the Dallas Morning News that efforts to settle the case out of court were unsuccessful, which led to the filing of the lawsuit.David Chiu, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
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The account could not be independently confirmed, and attempts to reach hospital staff were unsuccessful.Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Create a Department of Government Efficiency Fund Regulatory bloat is not only costly for businesses but also for taxpayers who foot the bill for wasteful and inefficient agencies.James Broughel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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These reactions show generalized anger over the lack of control people have over their economic lives, exemplified specifically on how health care is provided and paid for in our nation and how that unjust and inefficient system has been allowed, if not openly fostered, by government policy.Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Dec. 2024
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Perón died a year later and was succeeded by his third wife, the ineffectual Isabel Perón.Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
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But the most sinister aspect of the movie, to me, is how banal its serial rapists are—how corny and ineffectual, these cringeworthy failsons.Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 6 Dec. 2024
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Divisive, counterproductive, and morale-destroying woke and DEI policies that have permeated the military have resulted in a cratering of recruitment.Michael Zais, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2024
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President Biden has faced scrutiny for his decision as several Democrats on Capitol Hill have condemned the move as counterproductive to their party’s efforts toward rebuilding public trust in American institutions derided by President-elect Trump.Juliann Ventura, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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“Feckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckless. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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