as in ineffective
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for forceless
Adjective
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The France skipper produced an anonymous performance in France’s 3-1 home defeat against Italy and proved similarly ineffective in a substitute appearance against Belgium three days later.—
Tom Williams,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025 -
Essentially, positivity, when lacking structure, clarity and objectivity, is ultimately ineffective.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes,
25 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the first season, when jokes went flabby or the writers didn’t know how to finish a skit, a fake cow was dropped from the rafters.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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At a hefty 2 hours and 24 minutes, the film is flabby, not jacked, and lacking in an unpredictable live-wire element.—
Katie Walsh,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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But two factors are important to keep in mind to help explain why even trying to front-run a White House announcement would be ineffectual.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2025
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For a business, a high-speed connection can mean the difference between productive or ineffectual operations, customer satisfaction or abandonment, and ultimately profit or loss.—
Glenn Katz,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Carbonaceous chondrites tend to be weaker and more crumbly than other meteorites, so these objects just don’t stand as much of a chance.—
Patrick M. Shober,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2025
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Then, McIlroy hit a weak drive to the right and was blocked by pines.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Fans are powerless to a certain degree about the people that take over their club.—
The Athletic FC Podcast,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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In its initial stage, however, The Beacon is about empowering people who feel powerless.—
Andrew Silow-Carroll,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In the last scene of the film, the Father stands on a rock in the middle of a waterfall, naked, flaccid, alone, and screaming, shattered with desire.—
P.E. Moskowitz,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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No more flaccid bites–Chomps snap on the tooth.—
Andrew Watman,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The confrontation ends when Rick pulls his gun, takes a few impotent feints at his nemesis like a junior high bully who delights in watching his prey flinch, then frustratedly tips over Jim’s chair, grabs Frank, and leaves.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
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The indiscriminate slashing has given impotent Democrats a hammer to use against the administration.—
Nolan Finley,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Trump and his spineless acolytes continue to lie to the American people.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2025
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Make no mistake: New York's seniors are paying the price for Lawler's weak and spineless leadership.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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“Forceless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forceless. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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