uneconomical

Speech parts

1. uneconomical - Adjective

2. uneconomical - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

inefficient in use of time and effort and materials

wasteful of resources

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Synonyms

wasteful uneconomic high dear prodigal expensive rich valuable excessive costly premium steep ineffective useless inefficient
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Antonyms

economic thrifty pennyworth effective budget efficient
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Phrases with the word

more uneconomical

Examples

a clumsy and wasteful process Source: Internet

wasteful duplication of effort Source: Internet

uneconomical ebb and flow of power Source: Internet

A common limit for low cost per unit weight commodities is saturating the regional market, thus having to ship product uneconomical distances. Source: Internet

An inefficient algorithm can also end up requiring an uneconomical amount of computing power or storage in order to run, again rendering it practically useless. Source: Internet

By the 18th century, this source was becoming uneconomical due to deforestation, and the French Academy of Sciences offered a prize of 2400 livres for a method to produce alkali from sea salt ( sodium chloride ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

unecological unecologically uneconomic uneconomically uneconomicalness uneconomizing