adj. Function: adjective
1 having no real worth or purpose FF1C; after years of feckless negotiations FF1E;
Synonyms: fustian, good-for-nothing, meaningless, purposeless, unpurposed, useless, worthless
Related Words: bootless, fruitless, futile, unavailing, vain; ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious
Contrasted Words: meaningful, purposeful, worthwhile; fruitful; effective, effectual, efficacious; consequential, important, momentous, significant, weighty
Antonyms: efficient, ||feckful
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Synonyms: CARELESS 1, heedless, inadvertent, irreflective, thoughtless, uncaring, unheeding, unrecking, unreflective, unthinking
Related Words: carefree, easygoing, happy-go-lucky, lackadaisical, nonchalant; remiss; irresponsible, undependable, unreliable, untrustworthy
Contrasted Words: attentive, considerate, thoughtful; meticulous, punctilious, punctual, scrupulous; dependable, reliable, responsible, trustworthy
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Synonyms: IRRESPONSIBLE , carefree, careless, incautious, reckless, uncareful, wild
Antonyms: ||feckful