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inefficient
adj. 1 ineffective, incompetent, incapable, unqualified,
inexpert, unskilled, unskilful, unfit, inept, ineffectual,
deficient: Poorly paid labour is inefficient labour. 2
uneconomic(al), wasteful, disorganized, slipshod: For our
purposes, the layout of the factory is quite inefficient.
ineligible
adj. unqualified, unacceptable, unfit, unsuited, unsuitable,
inappropriate, improper: He is ineligible for benefit as he
left his job voluntarily.
inept adj. 1 clumsy, awkward, bungling, maladroit, ungainly,
bumbling, gauche, inexpert, unskilled, unskilful, incompetent,
inefficient: If he is inept at sailing, he'd better become
proficient. 2 inappropriate, inapt, unseemly, improper,
unfitting, unfit, unsuitable, impolitic, undiplomatic,
injudicious, imprudent, indiscreet, ill-considered, ill-judged,
ill-advised, unadvised, unadvisable or inadvised, misguided,
inexpedient, out of place, unwise: She made some inept comment
and blushed furiously.
ineptitude
n. 1 ineptness, clumsiness, awkwardness, maladroitness,
ungainliness, gaucherie, incompetence, inefficiency, unfitness,
unsuitableness: He displays a remarkable ineptitude for the
pronunciation of French. 2 inappropriateness, inaptness,
absurdity, unsuitability, unseemliness: The ineptitude of her
comments embarrasses everyone.
inequality
n. 1 disparity, difference, discrepancy, unevenness,
nonconformity, incongruence, incongruity, inconsistency,
dissimilarity, imbalance: The inequality between their incomes
made him resentful. 2 bias, prejudice, partiality, unfairness,
injustice, inequity: Why should they have to tolerate any
inequality of treatment?
inert adj. 1 inactive, unreactive, unresponsive, neutral: Argon,
xenon, and neon are inert gases. 2 motionless, immobile,
inanimate, lifeless, still, quiet, quiescent, stationary,
static: He was mute and inert: it was like talking to a zombie.