What are some alternative words for efficient?
Synonyms for efficient
ɪˈfɪʃ ənt
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Princeton's WordNet
efficient(adj)
being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
"an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas"
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effectiveAntonyms:
wasteful, inefficient, incompetent, uneconomicaleffective, efficient(adj)
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
Wiktionary
efficient(adjective)
Antonyms:
inefficientefficient(adjective)
Antonyms:
inefficientefficient(adjective)
The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature.
Antonyms:
inefficient
English Synonyms and Antonyms
efficient
Synonyms:
adequate, advantageous, beneficial, competent, effective, 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
Dictionary of English Synonymes
efficient(a.)
Synonyms:
operative, active, efficacious, effective, effectual, potentefficient(a.)
efficient(n.)
Synonyms:
cause, operator, prime mover, efficient agent
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
efficient(a)
Synonyms:
competent, capable, proficient, effectual, potent, efficacious
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "efficient":
effective, efficiency, efficiently, effectively, effectiveness, cost-effective, well-functioning, efficacious, rational, high-efficiency, successful, energy-efficient, efficacy
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#155 | good | |
#212 | real | |
#803 | sound | |
#1068 | effective | |
#1412 | useful | |
#1442 | valid | |
#1897 | successful | |
#2159 | solid | |
#2389 | powerful | |
#3311 | efficiency | |
#3315 | efficient | |
#3614 | sufficient | |
#3750 | effectively | |
#4080 | valuable | |
#4434 | substantial | |
#4555 | adequate | |
#4603 | effectiveness | |
#7883 | beneficial | |
#8052 | rational | |
#8085 | worthy | |
#8614 | efficiently | |
#9018 | competent | |
#10437 | profitable | |
#11026 | efficacy | |
#15642 | potent | |
#23212 | advantageous | |
#34267 | expedient | |
#44203 | serviceable | |
#54598 | efficacious | |
#70091 | effectual |
How to use efficient in a sentence?
I wish things were that ruthlessly efficient.
It is really the only effective way to get the gold, you could still go in with a shovel and a pan, but it would n’t be efficient and, of course, the environmental effect would be the same - a non-factor.
This is for more efficient work, here, no ministers are bad but some ministers are very slow so we have to make some changes.
I would say it definitely means things grow slower. If I compare a startup in Indonesia with startups in some other places, they will tend to be less on the cutting edge of technology, less efficient.
Unfortunately, the first few pathways I proposed were not the best or most efficient, but Lucas has gone through the literature and analyzed different ways to perform each of these steps to get the best results.
Translations for efficient
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- резултатен, ефикасен, ефективенBulgarian
- eficientCatalan, Valencian
- efektivní, účinnýCzech
- effizientGerman
- αποτελεσματικόςGreek
- eficaz, eficienteSpanish
- موثرPersian
- tehokas, hyötysuhdeFinnish
- efficaceFrench
- èifeachdachScottish Gaelic
- יעילHebrew
- gazdaságos, hatékonyHungarian
- efisienIndonesian
- efikivaIdo
- skilvirkur, nýtinnIcelandic
- efficienteItalian
- 効率的Japanese
- 효율적인Korean
- cekapMalay
- efficiënt, doeltreffendDutch
- effektivNorwegian
- wydajnyPolish
- eficientePortuguese
- eficientRomanian
- эффективныйRussian
- திறமையானTamil
- ที่มีประสิทธิภาพThai
- hiệu quảVietnamese
- 高效Chinese
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