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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 Word 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
Word History and Origins
Origin of effective1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Democrats should forget their stifling, discredited norms, do the right thing for the country and just pick the most effective person for the job.
They also made an effective job of developing the 2023 car, which was vicious at the start of the season, but much better by the end of it.
A little less unlikely perhaps is the idea that those countries with a trade surplus with the US could help fund the US with an effective tax on their holdings of US government debt.
The Rams’ savvy but effective 2025 draft sets them up for another possible title.
Both the Lib Dems and the Greens have long been playing effective local ground games, concentrating on building power bases in pockets of the country.
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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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