Synonyms for efficient
ɪˈfɪʃ əntef·fi·cient

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1. efficientadjective

   Antonyms:
   inefficient

2. efficientadjective

   Antonyms:
   inefficient

3. efficientadjective

   The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature.

   Antonyms:
   inefficient

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1. efficient

   Synonyms:
   adequate, advantageous, beneficial, competent, effective, expedient, potent, powerful, profitable, real, serviceable, solid, sound, substantial, sufficient, useful, valid, valuable, worthy

   Antonyms:
   abortive, baseless, bootless, deceitful, delusive, empty, fruitless, futile, idle, inconstant, ineffectual, nugatory, null, profitless, shadowy, trifling, trivial, unavailing, unimportant, unprofitable, unreal, unsatisfying, unserviceable, unsubstantial, useless, vain, vapid, visionary, worthless

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1. efficientadjective

   being effective without wasting time or effort or expense

   "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"

   Synonyms:
   effective

   Antonyms:
   wasteful, inefficient, incompetent, uneconomical

2. effective, efficientadjective

   able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively

   "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."-G.B.Shaw; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution"

   Synonyms:
   good, efficacious, effectual, effective, in effect(p), in force(p)

   Antonyms:
   inefficient, incompetent, uneconomical, wasteful

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1. efficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   operative, active, efficacious, effective, effectual, potent

2. efficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   able, energetic, skilful, ready

3. efficientnoun

   Synonyms:
   cause, operator, prime mover, efficient agent

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1. efficientadjective

   Synonyms:
   competent, capable, proficient, effectual, potent, efficacious

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1. List of paraphrases for "efficient":

   effective, efficiency, efficiently, effectively, effectiveness, cost-effective, well-functioning, efficacious, rational, high-efficiency, successful, energy-efficient, efficacy

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1. Amos Hochstein:

   They report directly to President Putin. Not every transaction that they do is political. But when Vladimir Putin wants to perform a political transaction, they will definitely do it, russia doesn't have a lot of tools to exercise political influence, and energy is the most efficient one.

2. Daniel Raimi:

   And so the key to reducing our economic exposure, to high gasoline and diesel prices, is to simply use less gasoline and diesel. That's something that of course will take a long time to play out. But it's a more effective and efficient way to reduce our exposure to this volatility.

3. Sanjeev Raghubir:

   The only way you can be affordable is if you're efficient.

4. Nate Watson:

   When we do go to Saving Time, sleep is disrupted ; Saving Time's shortened and Saving Time's less efficient, the incidence of myocardial infarctions increases by up to 29 %, the ischemic stroke increases by 8 % following DST time-related changes, and then mental health is also impaired.

5. Colin Coleman:

   If you have an efficient effective state development model, great, but you must allow businesses to develop in order to get the dynamism in the economy.