Synonyms for feckless
- adjective
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Adjective
1. Irresponsible — without skill, ineffective, incompetent
irresponsible, ineffectual, aimless, reckless, feeble, careless, ineffective, worthless, useless, hopeless, futile, meaningless, unpurposed, purposeless, vain, fruitless, unavailing, bootless
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
Related words
- Word family
- fecklessly
Example sentences
- reckless We tried to restrain him from his reckless action.
- irresponsible It is irresponsible of you to break your promise.
- ineffectual My efforts seemed ineffectual.
- aimless His existence seemed to be aimless.
- inept They are a bunch of inept and aggressive cretins..
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| feckless | rising | |
| reckless | rising | |
| irresponsible | falling | |
| ineffectual | steady | |
| aimless | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- vain1
- 5 letters
- inept2
- 6 letters
- futile2, feeble2
- 7 letters
- useless2, aimless2
- 8 letters
- reckless2, hopeless2, careless2, bootless
- 9 letters
- worthless2, fruitless2
- 10 letters
- unavailing4, unpurposed
- 11 letters
- ineffective4, meaningless3, ineffectual5, purposeless3
- 13 letters
- irresponsible5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inept2 = 2 syllables).