9
inefficacious(adjective, useless, fruitless, impaired, inoperable)
8
unusable(adjective, weak, stupid, useless, impractical)
8
incapable(adjective, ineffective, defective, impaired, inoperable)
8
incompetent(adjective, weak, stupid, idle, useless)
8
counter-productive(adjective, useless, fruitless, impaired, inoperable)
8
good-for-nothing(adjective, weak, stupid, idle, useless)
8
inactive(adjective, useless, fruitless, impaired, inoperable)
8
invalid(adjective, ineffective, defective, impaired, inoperable)
8
useless(adjective, weak, stupid, valuable, impractical)
7
nonfunctional(adjective, weak, stupid, idle, useless)
6
effectless(adjective, useless, flawed, faulty, fruitless)
6
ineffectual(adjective, weak, stupid, idle, useless)
5
abnormal functioning(expression, feature, characteristic, state)
5
impaired functioning(expression, feature, characteristic, state)
5
not operating normally(expression, feature, characteristic, state)
5
not operating properly(expression, feature, characteristic, state)
3
ineffective(adjective, weak, stupid, idle, useless)
3
inefficient(adjective, useless, flawed, faulty, impaired)
3
out of action(feature, characteristic, state, expression)
3
out of whack(feature, characteristic, state, expression)
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