Meanings
comparative more uneffective · superlative most uneffective
- Synonym of ineffective.
The usual formal protest which I am making will be uneffective unless the Legation is prepared to take other measures such as the releasing of seized cargoes by our Navy.
1942, Foreign Relations of the United States, United States: Department of State, page 419Synonyms: ineffective
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveSynonym of ineffective.
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivenot producing an intended effect
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
- Proto-Italic*eks
- Latinex
- Latinex-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁k-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰh₁kyéti
- Proto-Italic*θakjō
- Proto-Italic*fakjō
- Latinfaciō
- Latinefficiō
- Latineffectīvu
- Frencheffectif
- Englisheffective
- Englishuneffective
Cite this entry
uneffective. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uneffective
“uneffective.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uneffective. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uneffective,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uneffective.
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