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effective
adjective as in successful, persuasive
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Example Sentences
The most effective changes might also be the trickiest.
Anyone who works in land management knows these agencies have long gone underfunded and unsupported by Republicans, rendering them less and less effective as the demands on them grow ever more pressing.
The Congolese spokesperson declined to confirm these details, but there is some scepticism about how realistic and immediately effective they could be.
"We're so glad that more people with MS will now be able to choose an effective treatment which suits their lifestyle."
PrEP tablets are highly effective but taking them every day can be difficult.
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What are other ways to say effective?
The adjective effective is applied to a person or a thing that has the power to, or which actually does, produce an effect: an effective boss, remedy, speech. Effectual is used especially of that which produces the effect desired or intended, or a decisive result: An effectual bombardment silenced the enemy. Efficacious suggests the capability of achieving a certain end: an efficacious plan, medicine. Efficient (applied also to persons) implies the skillful use of energy or industry to accomplish desired results with little waste of effort: efficient methods; an efficient manager.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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