prove ineffective

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

Used when evidence shows that something is not effective.

ineffectiveVERB + ineffective

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prove

Examples (10)

  • These policies have proved ineffective.
  • Attempts to negotiate peace proved ineffective.
  • Without proper funding, the new program will prove ineffective.
  • The medication proved ineffective against the virulent strain of the virus.
  • Despite their best efforts, their strategies proved ineffective.
  • His arguments for the proposal proved largely ineffective in convincing the committee.
  • The security measures proved ineffective in deterring the hackers.
  • Initial tests proved the new fertilizer to be ineffective for crop growth.
  • Many traditional methods prove ineffective in modern contexts.
  • If the current approach continues to prove ineffective, we must reconsider our options.