unoptimized
Lacking peak performance
Unoptimized describes something that hasn't been refined for maximum efficiency or performance.
Software that runs unoptimized may work correctly but consume excessive memory or processing power.
The term implies room for improvement: The unoptimized code was functional but slow.
In broader use, any system or process operating below its potential efficiency can be called unoptimized.
Using resources carelessly
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
sluggish · bloated · bottlenecked · laggy · slow · clunky · unwieldy · convoluted
Costing much money
- wastefulUsing resources carelessly
- power-hungryObsessed with gaining control
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
- extravagantExceeding sensible bounds
excessive · overconsuming · draining · taxing · demanding · inefficient · bloated
Lacking grace or ease
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
- heavyOf great mass
lumbering · ponderous · ungainly · clumsy · stiff · graceless · unstreamlined · inelegant
Not processed or polished
- roughUneven in surface
- rawIn original state
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
- makeshiftTemporary, improvised substitute
rudimentary · primitive · basic · slapdash · haphazard · cobbled · jury-rigged · quick-and-dirty
wasteful
Using resources carelessly
- redundantExceeding what's needed
- ineffectiveLacking power to achieve
- unproductiveFailing to achieve results
cumbersome · sluggish · bloated · bottlenecked · laggy · slow · clunky · unwieldy · convoluted · laborious
expensive
Costing much money
- wastefulUsing resources carelessly
- power-hungryObsessed with gaining control
- profligateRecklessly extravagant or dissolute
extravagant · excessive · overconsuming · draining · taxing · demanding · inefficient · bloated
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- bulkyLarge and awkward to handle
- unwieldyAwkward to manipulate
- cumbersomeAwkwardly heavy or bulky
heavy · lumbering · ponderous · ungainly · clumsy · stiff · graceless · unstreamlined · inelegant · overbuilt
unrefined
Not processed or polished
- roughUneven in surface
- rawIn original state
- unpolishedLacking finish or refinement
makeshift · rudimentary · primitive · basic · slapdash · haphazard · cobbled · jury-rigged · quick-and-dirty · ad-hoc
unoptimizedoptimized
Made maximally efficient
fine-tuned · tuned · tweaked · optimised · refined
unoptimizedrefined
Purified or cultured
polished · perfected · honed · calibrated · finely tuned
unoptimizedefficient
Productive without waste
streamlined · lean · performant · fast · high-performance
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