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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
The kind of effective, if not flawless, execution that should quiet any questions about whether Sasaki needs time in the minors to improve — for now, at least.
The answer is that Republicans’ endless harping on patriotism has been a performative camouflage and effective inoculation against un-American acts.
The most effective approach may be state action.
Even if Göring was technically incorrect — the Nazis continued to stage elections, for a while — effective political opposition ceased to exist, and by July of 1933, all non-Nazi parties were banned.
Maybe it’s a fool’s errand to look for logic in a film about unicorns, but an effective satire demands a realistic, recognizable framework.
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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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