Effective Antonyms

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fruitless

abortive
barren
empty
futile
gainless
idle
in vain
ineffective
ineffectual
infertile

helpless

abandoned
basket-case
debilitated
defenseless
dependent
destitute
disabled
exposed
feeble
forlorn

impotent

barren
crippled
dud
effete
enervated
enfeebled
feeble
forceless
frail
gutless

inadequate

bare
barren
bush-league
deficient
depleted
dry
failing
faulty
feeble
found wanting

incapable

butterfingers
disqualified
feeble
impotent
inadequate
incompetent
ineffective
ineligible
inept
inexperienced

incompetent

amateur
amateurish
awkward
bungling
bush-league
clumsy
disqualified
floundering
helpless
inadequate

ineffective

abortive
anticlimactic
barren
bootless
defeasible
emasculate
feckless
feeble
forceless
fruitless

inefficient

can't hack it
careless
disorganized
extravagant
faulty
feeble
half-baked
improficient
improvident
incapable

inoperative

broken
defective
faulty
unworkable
void

insufficient

bereft
defective
deficient
destitute
devoid
drained
dry
failing
faulty
imperfect

unable

can't cut it
can't hack it
can't make the grade
clumsy
helpless
hog-tied
impotent
impuissant
inadequate
incapable

unproductive

barren
empty
fruitless
futile
ineffective
infertile
pointless
sterile
trivial
unprofitable

unsuccessful

abortive
defeated
disastrous
doomed
failed
foiled
fruitless
futile
ill-fated
ineffective

useless

abortive
bootless
counterproductive
disadvantageous
dysfunctional
expendable
feckless
fruitless
futile
good-for-nothing

weak

anemic
debilitated
decrepit
delicate
effete
enervated
exhausted
faint
feeble
flaccid

worthless

abandoned
abject
barren
base
bogus
cheap
contemptible
counterproductive
despicable
empty

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