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effective
[ ih-fek-tiv, ee-fek‐ ]
adjective
- adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result:
effective teaching methods; effective steps toward peace.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms: ,
- actually in operation or in force; functioning:
The law becomes effective at midnight.
- producing a deep or vivid impression; striking:
an effective photograph.
- prepared and available for service, especially military service.
noun
- a member of the armed forces fit for duty or active service.
- the effective total of a military force.
effective
/ ɪˈɛɪ /
adjective
- productive of or capable of producing a result
- in effect; operative
effective from midnight
- producing a striking impression; impressive
an effective entrance
- prenominal actual rather than theoretical; real
the effective income after deductions
- (of a military force, etc) equipped and prepared for action
- physics (of an alternating quantity) having a value that is the square root of the mean of the squares of the magnitude measured at each instant over a defined period of time, usually one cycle See also root mean square
noun
- a serviceman who is equipped and prepared for action
Derived Forms
- ˈڱپԱ, noun
- ˈڱپ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ڱ·پ· adverb
- ·ڱ·پ·Ա ·ڱ·پ··ٲ [ih-fek-, tiv, -i-tee, ee-fek-] noun
- ··ڱ·پ adjective
- ܲ·-·ڱ·پ adjective
- ܲ··ڱ·پ adjective
- ···ڱ·پ adjective
- ܲ··ڱ·پ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of effective1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
“While California enjoys a high GDP, it dissipates the effective purchasing power through high and increasing costs of living,” the California Center for Jobs and the Economy observed after the latest announcement.
But Berg said “it would be good news if these emerging technologies turned out to be effective at predicting who’s most likely to become homeless if they don’t get help.”
“In the first grant, we showed that the vaccine is very effective at preventing shingles and shingles in the eye if you’ve never had it,” Acharya said.
Current conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East show these laws and treaties still aren’t effective.
Democrats should forget their stifling, discredited norms, do the right thing for the country and just pick the most effective person for the job.
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What are other ways to say effective?
The adjective effective describes things that are adequate to accomplish a purpose, or that produce the intended or expected result. But effective isn’t quite the same as effectual, efficacious, or efficient! Find out why on .
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