feckless
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Synonyms & Antonyms for feckless
Synonyms
counterproductive, hamstrung, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient, inexpedient
Antonyms
effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, expedient, operant, ultraefficient
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The White Sox, cruising through a vacuum left by a surprisingly flat Yankee campaign and pursued by a fierce but ultimately feckless Cleveland Indians team, are closing in on the pennant. — Stephen Hunter, National Review, "Baseball Plays at the Plate," 22 Aug. 2019 The Jaguars, feckless on offense all night, did not have a possession end in Ravens territory. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "In Ravens’ 29-0 win over Jaguars to open preseason, QB Lamar Jackson shows how much progress he’s made," 9 Aug. 2019 If there ever was a job killer proposed by our feckless politicians, this would be right at the top. — Chuck Lehmann, sun-sentinel.com, "Higher minimum wage or unemployed? | Opinion," 2 Aug. 2019 But too many have been absolutely feckless, including — most disappointingly — the House leadership. — Fortune, "Michael Bloomberg: Why I’m Supporting Democrats in 2018," 20 June 2018 That’s what happened to Republican President Gerald Ford in 1976, when conservative hero Ronald Reagan painted him as a feckless appeaser of the Soviet Union. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "History suggests Trump will be tough to beat in 2020," 13 July 2019 Then their feckless experiments in free markets set the stage for the authoritarian movements and personalities that now dominate the news. — Pankaj Mishra, Twin Cities, "Pankaj Mishra: Putin’s wrong, but so are liberals," 11 July 2019 The conventional wisdom on the Democratic side is largely predicated on a storybook version of the Democratic Party’s fall from grace and long, grinding return to power, undertaken by moderates rescuing the party from feckless liberals. — Alex Pareene, The New Republic, "In search of the Democratic Party's fighting spirit," 20 June 2019 But prosecution witnesses have described Mr. Gilbert as a feckless young man interested mostly in pleasurable pursuits, who was furious with his father for reducing his spending money. — New York Times, "He Graduated From Princeton, but Barely Worked. Then He Killed His Dad Over His Allowance.," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'feckless.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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