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- pronunciation:
- ih
fek
tihv
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
producing an adequate or desired result, or having the power to produce such a result.
Attacking at dawn was an effective strategy.- synonyms:
- effectual, efficacious, strong, valid
- antonyms:
- feckless, feeble, futile, impotent, ineffective, weak
- similar words:
- active, capable, cogent, efficient, forceful, good, influential, potent, powerful, productive, telling, trenchant
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| definition 2: |
existing or operative; functioning.
The new rule will become effective at midnight tonight.- synonyms:
- active, in effect, operative
- antonyms:
- expired, inoperative, invalid, void
- similar words:
- alive, functioning, valid
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| related words: |
competent, dynamic, eloquent, expressive, living, persuasive, practical, successful, useful, vigorous, working |
adverb + (adj.)effective
equally, extremely, highly, less, more, most, particularly, potentially, remarkably, surprisingly, truly
(adj.)effective
+ noun
advocate,
alternative,
approach,
barrier,
classroom,
collaboration,
communication,
control,
coping,
counseling,
counselor,
delivery,
deterrent,
diplomacy,
dose,
educator,
enforcement,
feedback,
functioning,
governance,
implementation,
instruction,
intervention,
leadership,
learning,
management,
means,
measure,
mechanism,
medication,
method,
monitoring,
parenting,
participation,
partnership,
planning,
practice,
prevention,
procedure,
propaganda,
remedy,
skill,
solution,
strategy,
substitute,
tactic,
teacher,
teaching,
technique,
therapy,
tool,
treatment,
use,
vaccine
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| derivations: |
effectively (adv.), effectiveness (n.) |
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