forceless

adjective

Definition of forcelessnext
as in ineffective

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forceless
  1. ineffective
  2. flabby
  3. ineffectual
  4. weak
  5. powerless
  6. flaccid
  7. impotent
  8. spineless
Adjective
  • Failure, however, might render the Digital Euro an ineffective compromise—too timid to drive meaningful reform and too weak to compete on the global stage.
    Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
  • Ramaswamy’s new role will aim to reduce wasteful spending and slash ineffective measures for the federal government.
    Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of ineffective
Adjective
  • Ripe red fruits but a good snap of acid keeps in from being too plush and flabby.
    Lana Bortolot, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Three aluminum sculptures from roughly a decade later resemble flabby beings who writhe around above viewers’ heads.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 8 Oct. 2024
Definition of flabby
Adjective
  • Allen had just taken over as chairman of the AOU’s Committee on Bird Protection—which had been completely ineffectual before then.
    Tim Gallagher, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Clearly Valya and Tula never counted on such a figure — nor on Empress Natalya to so forcibly press for his use as a weapon on behalf of her ineffectual husband, Emperor Javicco Corrino.
    Sean T. Collins, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of ineffectual
Adjective
  • Capasa noted that a negative third quarter impacted by weak internal demand, the slowdown of purchases from Chinese customers and overall geopolitical instability kept worsening the cautious scenario already registered in the first half of the year.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Scene-to-scene continuity is typically weak and telling.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of weak
Adjective
  • The defense was powerless to stop a 49ers team struggling with injuries.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The people recounting their months of powerless standing were the very top aides to the current President, and his predecessor, who is soon to also be his successor.
    Philip Elliott, TIME, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of powerless
Adjective
  • But given the Biden Administration’s flaccid border policy, Trump carried 89% of voters who ranked immigration as their top concern.
    Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The discovery that flaccid penises are a bit like snowflakes — and need to be differentiated for realism reasons.
    Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
Definition of flaccid
Adjective
  • That’s what California gets for having a Republican Party almost fully impotent at the state level.
    Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Everything getting in the way of Cesar’s big plans boils down to the ills of society: stagnant, corrupt forces in positions of power and the careless whims of the rich who benefit from these long-standing, impotent leaders.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of impotent
Adjective
  • There are about 60 games left and plenty of time to make up that kind of ground, especially in the AL West against the spineless Mariners and after getting through the Astros last year.
    Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 23 July 2024
  • Don’t let our spineless lawmakers trick you at the ballot box.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of spineless
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forcefulness

forceless

for certain

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