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- DictionaryEf·fec·tive/əˈfektiv/
adjective
- 1. successful in producing a desired or intended result: "effective solutions to environmental problems"
- 2. fulfilling a specified function in fact, though not formally acknowledged as such: "the region did not come under effective Dutch control until 1904"
noun
- 1. a soldier fit and available for service: "when the battles broke out, he had a total of 920 effectives"
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Synonyms for EFFECTIVE: efficient, productive, potent, adequate, efficacious, effectual, operative, useful; Antonyms of EFFECTIVE: ineffective, useless, inefficient, ineffectual, unproductive, fruitless, inoperative, incapable.
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Synonyms and examples. successful. The operation was successful, and the tumour was removed. efficacious. formal. Detractors claim the new law won't be any more efficacious than current legislation is. productive. We had a productive conversation, and he's back on track now. fruitful.
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n. n. Another way to say Effective? Synonyms for Effective (other words and phrases for Effective).
Synonyms for EFFECTIVENESS: conclusiveness, validity, strength, authority, persuasiveness, credibility, soundness, forcefulness; Antonyms of EFFECTIVENESS: ineffectiveness, inconclusiveness, invalidity, ineffectuality, unsoundness, ineffectualness, weakness, shakiness.
Synonyms for EFFECTIVE in English: efficient, successful, useful, active, capable, valuable, helpful, adequate, productive, operative, …
Synonyms for EFFECTIVE: efficient, active, adequate, capable, competent, productive, serviceable, useful, in operation, active, ….
Synonyms for EFFECTIVE: effectual, efficacious, efficient, productive, forceful, powerful, strong, active; Antonyms for EFFECTIVE: ineffective, unproductive, useless, impotent, weak, incapable, fruitless, inoperative.
