Synonyms & related words for inefficiency

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of inefficiency — including ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, incompetence, ineptitude, incompetency, ineptness. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to inefficiency

Explore words related to inefficiency — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include inefficient, inefficacy, ineffectualness, mismanagement, wastefulness, efficiency, inefficiently, inutility. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for inefficiency

Common synonyms for inefficiency include ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, incompetence, ineptitude, incompetency, ineptness, inadequacy, inaptitude — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does inefficiency come from?

The word inefficiency breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root fic-, from Latin facio (“make, do”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.