Synonyms for effective
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ih-fek-tiv |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈfɛk tɪv |
Top 10 synonyms for effective Other synonyms for the word effective
- able
- actual
- capable
- cogent
- convincing
- current
- effectual
- efficacious
- emphatic
- energetic
- forcible
- having lead in pencil
- in effect
- in execution
- in force
- in operation
- live
- moving
- on the ball
- operative
- playing hardball
- powerful
- powerhouse
- practical
- producing
- real
- resultant
- serviceable
- serving
- sound
- striking
- sufficient
- telling
- trenchant
- useful
- valid
- virtuous
- wicked
- yielding
Définition of effective
Origin :- late 14c., from French effectif, from Latin effectivus "productive, effective," from effect-, stem of efficere (see effect (n.)). Effectively in the sense of "actually" is attested by 1650s. Related: Effectivity.
- adj productive, persuasive
- adj in use at the time
- And, for the unaesthetic but effective Attila, an able fashioner of pork products from Chicago.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- In the last few meetings he had held he had found this an effective beginning.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- But when he left argument and came back to experience he was most effective.
- Extract from : « Understanding the Scriptures » by Francis McConnell
- And that was the one thing which was most effective in restoring Katy's nerves.
- Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
- Her tone is pure, her morals are high, her teachings are direct and effective.
- Extract from : « The Boy Life of Napoleon » by Eugenie Foa
- Sometimes, perhaps, profanity seems picturesque and effective.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
- Only in one instance was there an effective director of the defence.
- Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes
- What is effective is the belief those people have in my will to use the means.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- Amelia had no idea of dramatic values, but she was playing an effective part.
- Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown
- But he was one of those who, precisely as they are effective when present, are forgotten in absence.
- Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Antonyms for effective
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