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EFFICIENCY Antonyms

There are 13 antonyms of the word efficiency. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For EFFICIENCY

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inefficiency
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency

wastefulness
nounn
noun

• the trait of wasting resources

• useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly

clumsiness
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

• the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant

• the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment)

disorganization
nounn
noun

• a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted

• the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion

incompetence
nounn
noun

• lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications

• inability of a part or organ to function properly

indolence
nounn
noun

• inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

ineffectiveness
nounn
noun

• lacking the power to be effective

ineptitude
nounn
noun

• unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training

• having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful

laziness
nounn
noun

• inactivity resulting from a dislike of work

• relaxed and easy activity

• apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue (personified as one of the deadly sins)

negligence
nounn
noun

• failure to act with the prudence that a reasonable person would exercise under the same circumstances

• the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern

slackness
nounn
noun

• weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

• the quality of being loose (not taut)

• the quality of being lax and neglectful

sloppiness
nounn
noun

• the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water

• a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

• the quality of not being careful or taking pains

• falsely emotional in a maudlin way

sluggishness
nounn
noun

• a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

• the pace of things that move relatively slowly

• inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy

Alternatives for INEFFICIENCY

Alternatives for WASTEFULNESS

Alternatives for CLUMSINESS

Alternatives for DISORGANIZATION

Alternatives for INCOMPETENCE

Alternatives for INDOLENCE

Alternatives for INEFFECTIVENESS

Alternatives for INEPTITUDE

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