Inefficient

Meaning

not achieving maximum productivity; wasteful of time or resources

Not achieving maximum productivity; wasting resources or effort.

Example Sentences

The old computer system was inefficient and wasted a lot of time.

The machine is old and inefficient compared to modern equipment.

Example Expressions

inefficient system

Synonyms

unproductive, wasteful, slow, incompetent, defective

Entry 1

unproductive, wasteful, slow, incompetent

Entry 2

unproductive, wasteful, incompetent, defective

Antonyms

efficient, productive, effective, competent

Entry 1

efficient, productive, effective, competent

Entry 2

efficient, productive, competent

Collocations

inefficient process, inefficient use, energy inefficient, inefficient machine, inefficient system, inefficient methods

Entry 1

inefficient process, inefficient use, energy inefficient

Entry 2

inefficient machine, inefficient system, inefficient methods, inefficient process