ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsFfeckless
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feckless
Meaning: ineffective and lacking responsibility or initiative
feckless in a sentence
How feckless is used in real sentences:
The feckless captain ignored warnings until the ship ran aground.
Their feckless leadership turned a minor dispute into a lasting crisis.
“A feckless committee had postponed structural tests and lost grant forms, allowing cracks to widen through an entire rainy season.”
— from the passage The Open Corner
“Even cautious men now judged the captain feckless, because he neither secured provisions nor accepted responsibility for failing to do so.”
— from the passage The Officers' Correspondence
Synonyms for feckless
Other words for feckless — ineffectual, irresponsible and incompetent — carry the same meaning.
- ineffectual
- irresponsible
- incompetent
Antonyms of feckless
Words that mean the opposite of feckless:
- capable
- effective
- responsible
Where it comes from
From Scots feck, meaning 'effect or value,' plus -less.
Memory hook
FECK means effect, so FECK-LESS means lacking effect or usefulness.