English English Dictionary
- ineffective in English:
1. effective
Do you think you have to be able to pass for a native speaker to be an effective spy?
I hear that studying in the morning is more effective. Studying one hour in the morning is as good as three hours at night.
OPP ineffective
I hope you're prepared to communicate under these conditions, because e-mail is most effective and convenient when different time zones are taken into consideration.
Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law.
These quotations were effective in sending complex messages to his friends, because, in his day, people could quote from such authors with every expectation of being understood.
My father achieved that and more in four words, which made quoting Shakespeare as effective as any business adviser could wish.
The most effective means for the propagation of Esperanto is the fluent and elegant use of this language.
In order to bring about an effective agreement of wills, it is not sufficient to study other languages.
As of midnight tonight the contract becomes effective.
The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.
1. That picture would look more effective on a dark background. 2. The soldiers gained effective control of the town.
An effective writer is one who knows what sort of words should be employed in any specific context.
Out of the four policies that were suggested, I think the most effective one would be the "Improvement of Preventive Care and Health Promotion" policy.
Girls wearing mini-skirts, walking or sitting, are very effective eye-openers.
English word "ineffective"(effective) occurs in sets:
postive negative adjectiveopposite & negatives eng - eng
2. effect on neg
English word "ineffective"(effect on neg) occurs in sets:
make adjective3. unsuccessful
Be unsuccessful.
Unfortunately my job application was unsuccessful.
What a waste of time! It was a totally unsuccessful meeting.
If I don't come back, the venture will probably be unsuccessful.
He commented on his unsuccessful business negotiation.
We tried to put out the fire but we were unsuccessful. We had to call the fire brigade.
English word "ineffective"(unsuccessful) occurs in sets:
Talking about first impressions4. inefficient
Existing methods of production are expensive and inefficient.
Local government was inefficient.
The restaurant staff were inefficient.
I don’t like our new work schedule. It’s an inefficient use of time.
We have the most inefficient health care system in the world.
The program's memory management was so inefficient that it actually damaged the RAM somehow!
A literal boatload of new computers were recalled for inefficient power use.
This design is too inefficient to prototype.
5. something that does not work as planned
English word "ineffective"(something that does not work as planned) occurs in sets:
TOEFL - Most important words 276 - 3006. efficient
He insists on things being done in the most efficient way and he usually does them that way himself.
The English language is undoubtedly the easiest and at the same time the most efficient means of international communication.
I'm efficient.
Some of my colleagues think I spend too long with patients, and that I'm not efficient.
Back in my days, cars weren't so efficient. This coffee machine is quite efficient
Because machines could be made progressively more and more efficient, Western man came to believe that men and societies would automatically register a corresponding moral and spiritual improvement.
Efficient machinery replaced manual labor.
An efficient FBI agent does not make any bones about carrying out his duties.
The city's transport system is one of the most efficient in Europe. We need someone really efficient who can organize the office and make it run smoothly. She runs the business very efficiently.
Good customer service has to deal with customer's problems in an efficient way.
The new refrigerator is more energy-efficient. He is a very efficient worker.
1. In addition, manufacturers must introduce an efficient monitoring system.
fluorescent lamps are efficient at converting electricity into light
Lack of originality, everywhere, all over the world, from time immemorial, has always been considered the foremost quality and the recommendation of the active, efficient and practical man...
7. effect
The medicine took effect.
CO₂ has a lot to do with the so-called greenhouse effect.
The Doppler effect is also observed with light and with radiant energy in general.
This sort of structure is called a double negative, but in effect it shows affirmation.
A scientist had to know how to ask the correct question and to state it so clearly that the answer would be, in effect, a definite yes or no, not "maybe".
Penis enlargement supplements, as sold on sites and in magazines, have essentially no effect.
They said something to the effect of ‘I’m going in the same direction so, I’ll call a taxi and then why don’t you ride with me?’
In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect.
In order to live happily and healthily with parakeets or parrots, you should understand the science of animal behavior for domesticated birds, and consider the emotional effect of eventually losing them.
Everyone loves to hear praise, but over-praise has the opposite effect of sounding insincere.
Carpets have the effect of a dust pocket, with merit of sucking up dust and stopping it flying around, but you can say that effect backfires.
The answer lies in the effect of stress on two paricular parts of the brain
David’s parents were doctors and they had been studying the effects of the operation on the brain for years.
I wonder what effect technical advances such as the Internet, mobile phones and digitalization technology have on the people's awareness, actions and interest in politics.
What? Pharamp asked. "Nothing," Sysko lied, "we were talking about the effect of Confucianism on modern Chinese socialism."
8. ineffective
Luckily, the treatment was only ineffective instead of harmful.
A plethora of ineffective education programs made the president unpopular amongst fiscal conservatives.
Five self-help books later, Sergey still had a terribly ineffective approach to management.
It began to dawn on me that, to oppose political and social chaos, cultured means would be ineffective.
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