inefficient[adjective]Synonyms: incompetent, disorganized, ineffectual, inept, wasteful, weak
Antonyms: efficient
Contrasted words: able, adept, capable, competent, expert, proficient, qualified, skilled, skillful, workmanlike
Related Words: careless,
slipshod,
slovenly,
unfitted,
unprepared,
unqualified,
untrained,
unskilled,
unskillful [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
in‧ef‧fi‧cient /ˌɪnəˈfɪʃ
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adjective not using time, money, energy etc in the best way
Antonym : efficient:
an inefficient use of resources Local government was inefficient.—inefficiently adverb—inefficiency noun [uncountable and countable]:
problems due to the inefficiency of management [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲