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
Unmatched material strength is often squandered by a feckless foreign policy.
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The Republican president-elect frequently casts the outgoing Democratic president as a feckless leader who shredded American credibility around the world during his four-year term.
—Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The proposal quickly drew criticism, with those who oppose a pay increase arguing that lawmakers are too feckless or otherwise undeserving of even a modest salary bump.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Even so, without wagging a finger, Wexler manages to suggest the dark side of today’s youth’s feckless behavior.
—Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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Michael Beckley, Foreign Affairs, 7 Jan. 2025
The Republican president-elect frequently casts the outgoing Democratic president as a feckless leader who shredded American credibility around the world during his four-year term.
—Aamer Madhani and Zeke Miller, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
The proposal quickly drew criticism, with those who oppose a pay increase arguing that lawmakers are too feckless or otherwise undeserving of even a modest salary bump.
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Even so, without wagging a finger, Wexler manages to suggest the dark side of today’s youth’s feckless behavior.
—Arthur Knight, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for feckless
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Funding Nearly Halted Worldwide: State Department Putin Faces 'Really Big Problems' in Russian Economy: Report The U.S. has been sued in the past over the policy, though the lawsuits have been unsuccessful.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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Early attempts that fell short reveal that most cellular love affairs are unsuccessful.—
Molly Herring,
WIRED,
26 Jan. 2025
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Currently there are far too many neighborhoods lacking access to public transportation altogether, and what does exist is often inefficient.—
Selvena Brooks-Powers,
New York Daily News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Toyota’s Jack Hollis also called for the end of expensive and inefficient tax credits.—
Veronique de Rugy,
The Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2025
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But none of this means that the court, or the quest for international justice more broadly, is ineffectual.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
27 Nov. 2024
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The data indicates that Trump’s idiosyncratic efforts to target individual companies for presidential bullying were ineffectual.—
Steven Tian,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2024
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But dismantling current restrictions would be counterproductive.—
Colin H. Kahl,
Foreign Affairs,
17 Jan. 2025
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While the intent may be to ensure quality, consistency or adherence to procedures, the effects can be counterproductive.—
Vikram Joshi,
Forbes,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Feckless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/feckless. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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