Antonyms for inefficiency
ˌɪn ɪˈfɪʃ ən siin·ef·fi·cien·cy

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1. inefficiency

   Antonyms:
   action, agency, effect, execution, force, influence, operation, performance, procedure, result

   Synonyms:
   failure, inaction, ineffectiveness, inutility, powerlessness, uselessness

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1. • Unskillfulness

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1. inefficiencynoun

   unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

   Antonyms:
   efficiency

How to use inefficiency in a sentence?

1. From Petronii Arbitri Satyricon AD 66 (Attributed to Gaius Petronus, a Roman General who later committed suicide):

   We trained hard, but it seemed every time we were beginning to form up into teams, we would be reorganised. I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising, and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation.

2. Cristiane Mazzetti:

   In 2020, despite the prohibition of the use of fire and with the armed forces in the field since mid-May, the fires are still uncontrolled in Greenpeace Amazon, proving once again the inefficiency of the government, the figures show that the strategy adopted by the federal government is inefficient to contain the destruction of the most biodiverse forest on the planet.

3. Iqbal Athas:

   Inefficiency, mediocrity, and infighting within the government contributed to last week's attack.

4. Caius Petronius, Roman Consul, 66 A.D.:

   We trained hard, but it seemed that every time we were beginning to form up into teams we would be reorganised.  I was to learn later in life that we tend to meet any new situation by reorganising: and a wonderful method it can be for creating the illusion of progress, while producing confusion, inefficiency and demoralisation.

5. Philippe Pradal:

   After realizing the inefficiency of his stabs,... he tried to hurt him in the face.

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