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ef·fi·cient
 efficient
- pronunciation:
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
operating or performing in an effective and competent manner, with little wasted effort.
The restaurant had to find an efficient way to train new employees.Google made searching the Internet much more efficient.Because he was an efficient worker, he had time left over to develop some of his own ideas.
- synonyms:
- businesslike, on the ball, operative, timesaving
- antonyms:
- feckless, inefficient
- similar words:
- adept, adroit, economical, good, neat, proficient, skillful, taut, thrifty
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| definition 2: |
bringing about an effect.
Studies have not found the medication to be efficient.- synonyms:
- effective, effectual, efficacious, valid
- antonyms:
- inefficient
- similar words:
- active, causative, operating, potent, productive, useful
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| related words: |
competent, effective, practical |
| derivation: |
efficiently (adv.) |
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