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Synonyms for Effective
ɪˈfɛk tɪvef·fec·tive
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
effective
Synonyms:
adequate, advantageous, beneficial, competent, efficient, expedient, potent, powerful, profitable, real, serviceable, solid, sound, substantial, sufficient, useful, valid, valuable, worthyAntonyms:
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
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
effective
Synonyms:
powerful, conducive, operative, cogent, telling, able, potent, talented, efficacious, efficient, serviceable, effectualAntonyms:
weak, ineffective, inconducive, inoperative, futile, nugatory
Princeton's WordNet
effective, effectual, efficaciousadjective
producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect
"an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law"
Synonyms:
sound, effective, in effect(p), efficient, efficacious, effectual, legal, in force(p), goodAntonyms:
ineffective, ineffectual, nonoperational, incompetent, inoperative, uneffective, potential, possible, inactive, inefficacious, toothless, unproductiveeffective, 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), efficient, in force(p)Antonyms:
ineffectual, possible, inefficacious, inactive, uneffective, unproductive, inoperative, ineffective, nonoperational, incompetent, potential, toothlesseffectiveadjective
works well as a means or remedy
"an effective reprimand"; "a lotion that is effective in cases of prickly heat"
Synonyms:
good, efficacious, effectual, in effect(p), efficient, in force(p)Antonyms:
potential, possible, uneffective, unproductive, ineffectual, incompetent, toothless, ineffective, inefficacious, nonoperational, inactive, inoperativeeffective, good, in effect(p), in force(p)adjective
exerting force or influence
"the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)"
Antonyms:
possible, nonoperational, ineffectual, toothless, inactive, unproductive, incompetent, potential, inoperative, inefficacious, uneffective, ineffectiveeffectiveadjective
existing in fact; not theoretical; real
"a decline in the effective demand"; "confused increased equipment and expenditure with the quantity of effective work done"
Synonyms:
good, efficacious, effectual, in effect(p), efficient, in force(p)Antonyms:
incompetent, ineffectual, potential, inactive, toothless, unproductive, inoperative, inefficacious, nonoperational, ineffective, possible, uneffectiveeffectiveadjective
ready for service
"the fort was held by about 100 effective soldiers"
Synonyms:
good, efficacious, effectual, in effect(p), efficient, in force(p)Antonyms:
toothless, inactive, ineffectual, nonoperational, inefficacious, ineffective, unproductive, potential, inoperative, uneffective, possible, incompetent
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Editors Contribution
cogentadjective
Submitted by Providence on July 16, 2023
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PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "effective":
efficient, effectively, effectiveness, actual, efficiently, valid, efficacious, efficiency, successful, cash, workforce, real, efficacy, effect, efficient, powerful, good, active, useful, ineffective, genuine, meaningful, force, cost-effective, well-functioning, strength, effective, starting
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#212 | real | |
#546 | legal | |
#727 | able | |
#803 | sound | |
#954 | active | |
#1022 | force | |
#1023 | cash | |
#1068 | effective | |
#1071 | effect | |
#1180 | starting | |
#1412 | useful | |
#1442 | valid | |
#1897 | successful | |
#1920 | actual | |
#2159 | solid | |
#2389 | powerful | |
#2814 | strength | |
#3311 | efficiency | |
#3315 | efficient | |
#3614 | sufficient | |
#3750 | effectively | |
#4080 | valuable | |
#4434 | substantial | |
#4555 | adequate | |
#4603 | effectiveness | |
#4761 | telling | |
#5018 | genuine | |
#5656 | workforce | |
#7883 | beneficial | |
#8085 | worthy | |
#8204 | meaningful | |
#8614 | efficiently | |
#8670 | talented | |
#9018 | competent | |
#10303 | operative | |
#10437 | profitable | |
#11026 | efficacy | |
#15642 | potent | |
#17218 | ineffective | |
#23212 | advantageous | |
#24389 | conducive | |
#34267 | expedient | |
#42333 | cogent | |
#44203 | serviceable | |
#54598 | efficacious | |
#70091 | effectual |
How to use Effective in a sentence?
Bases loaded, bases empty, that's my job, it doesn't matter what's going on out there, I'm gonna go out there and do my best to be effective. You sort of ignore what's going on around you and worry about your own business.
Tom has a proven record of advancing conservative solutions and principles. He has the knowledge and skills needed to be an effective Majority Leader, and I'm proud to support him.
Given the foregoing ... His Excellency, the President has declared a state of disaster to severely affected areas in communal and resettlement lands of Zimbabwe effective from Feb. 2, 2016.
People can have no symptoms for decades and then all of the sudden their liver will start failing and that’s a deadly part of the disease, so it’s important to be identified early in the disease court when people don’t have symptoms so they can get effective treatment.
This is hardly an effective way to create a fair and efficient market and it's a poor way to instill trust in this market.
Translations for Effective
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- فعالArabic
- действителен, ефикасен, резултатен, ефективенBulgarian
- eficaç, efectiuCatalan, Valencian
- in Kraft, effektiv, wirksam, wirkungsvollGerman
- αποτελεσματικόςGreek
- efectivo, eficazSpanish
- تاثير گذارPersian
- vaikuttava, voimassa oleva, oleva, tehokas, tehollinen, voimassa, tosiasiallinenFinnish
- efficace, décisif, en vigueurFrench
- èifeachdachScottish Gaelic
- hatásos, célravezető, eredményes, hatékonyHungarian
- efektifIndonesian
- efficaceItalian
- יָעִילHebrew
- 効果的なJapanese
- efficaxLatin
- iedarbīgsLatvian
- pekepakihiwiMāori
- efficiënt, werkzaamDutch
- effektiv, virksom, virkningsfullNorwegian
- efektywnyPolish
- eficaz, efetivoPortuguese
- eficace, efectiv, efectent, eficient, plin de efectRomanian
- эффективный, действенный, действительный, результативный, действующийRussian
- efektivan, učinkovitSerbo-Croatian
- effektivSwedish
- பயனுள்ளTamil
- mapakipakinabangTagalog
- etkiliTurkish
- 有效Chinese
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