EFFICIENT Antonyms

• not producing desired results; wasteful

• lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

• lacking grace in movement or posture

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• difficult to handle or manage especially because of shape

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• not in action or at work

• the state of an engine or other mechanism that is idling

• without a basis in reason or fact

• not in active use

• silly or trivial

• lacking a sense of restraint or responsibility

• not yielding a return

• not having a job

• run disconnected or idle

• be idle; exist in a changeless situation

• legally not qualified or sufficient

• not qualified or suited for a purpose

• someone who is not competent to take effective action

• showing lack of skill or aptitude

• not doing a good job

• not meeting requirements

• not producing an intended effect

• lacking in power or forcefulness

• lacking the ability or skill to perform effectively; inadequate

• not elegant or graceful in expression

• generally incompetent and ineffectual

• revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

• moving slowly and gently

• disinclined to work or exertion

• deficient in alertness or activity

• the trade of cutting or preparing or selling timber

• slow and laborious because of weight

• slow and laborious because of weight

• having great mass and weight and unwieldiness

• labored and dull

• disinclined to work or exertion

• not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time

• at a slow tempo

• (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time

• without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

• showing a time that is earlier than the actual time

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of business) not active or brisk

• lose velocity; move more slowly

• become slow or slower

• cause to proceed more slowly

• slow or slothful

• (of business) not active or brisk

• slow and apathetic

• after the expected or usual time; delayed

• not producing or capable of producing

• not producing desired results

• not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency

• lacking professional skill or expertise

• not doing a good job

• tending to squander and waste

• inefficient in use of time and effort and materials

• laying waste