Effective

//ɪˈfɛktɪv//

Synonyms for "effective" (150 found)

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Adjective(1 words)
computable

Strong matches (45)

Adjective(1 words)
efficacious

Related words (75)

Adjective(2 words)
performantsuccessful

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Antonyms

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Synonyms

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Related terms

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derived

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has context

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related to

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similar

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Translations

144 translations across 42 languages.

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Ancient Greek

4 entries
  • δραστήριος adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • πρακτικός adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • ἀνυστικός adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • ἀνύσιμος adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)

Arabic

1 entries
  • فَعَّال adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • эфекты́ўны adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • действи́телен adj (actually in effect)
  • ефекти́вен adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • ефикасен adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)
  • резултатен adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)

Catalan

4 entries
  • efectiu adj (actually in effect)
  • eficaç adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • eficaç adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • eficaç adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

Danish

4 entries
  • effektiv adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • effektiv adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • virksom adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • virksom adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)

Dutch

4 entries
  • effectief adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • effectief adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • effectief adj (actually in effect)
  • efficiënt adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • mn:n-x*U22:Y1 adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • efika adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Finnish

4 entries
  • käytettävissä oleva adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)
  • tehoava adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • tehokas adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • tehollinen adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

French

4 entries
  • décisif adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • efficace adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • efficace adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • efficace adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

German

4 entries
  • effektiv adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • effektiv adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)
  • in Kraft adj (actually in effect)
  • wirksam adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Gothic

1 entries
  • 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐍃𐍄𐍅𐌴𐌹𐌲𐍃 adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Greek

1 entries
  • αποτελεσματικός adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)

Hebrew

2 entries
  • אפקטיבי adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • יָעִיל adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • célravezető adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • effektív adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)
  • eredményes adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • hasznavehető adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • efektif adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • efektif adj (actually in effect)

Irish

1 entries
  • éifeachtach adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Italian

2 entries
  • efficace adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • efficiente adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

Kazakh

2 entries
  • нәтижелі adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • тиімді adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Latin

2 entries
  • efficax adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • efficax adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)

Latvian

2 entries
  • iedarbīgs adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • iedarbīgs adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)

Lower Sorbian

2 entries
  • efektiwny adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • statkowny adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Malay

1 entries
  • berkesan adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Māori

2 entries
  • pekepakihiwi adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • pekepakihiwi adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • effektiv adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)
  • virkningsfull adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • virkningsfull adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • virksom adj (actually in effect)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • دركار adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

Polish

3 entries
  • efektywny adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • efektywny adj (actually in effect)
  • skuteczny adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • efetivo adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • efetivo adj (actually in effect)
  • eficaz adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • eficaz adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)

Romanian

3 entries
  • de efect adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • eficace adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • net adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

Russian

4 entries
  • де́йственный adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)
  • де́йствующий adj (actually in effect)
  • действи́тельный adj (actually in effect)
  • результати́вный adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)

Sanskrit

1 entries
  • साधन adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries
  • èifeachdach adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • èifeachdach adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • èifeachdach adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • učinkòvit adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • ȅfektīvan adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • е̏фектӣван adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • учинко̀вит adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Slovak

3 entries
  • skutočný adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)
  • účinný adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • účinný adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

Spanish

3 entries
  • efectivo adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • eficaz adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • presentáneo adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Swedish

4 entries
  • effektiv adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • effektiv adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • fungerande adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)
  • funktionell adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • mapakipakinabang adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

Thai

2 entries
  • มีประสิทธิผล adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • มีประสิทธิภาพ adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Ukrainian

2 entries
  • ефекти́вний adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • результати́вний adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)

Welsh

1 entries
  • effeithiol adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)

Yiddish

3 entries
  • עפֿעקטיוו adj (having the power to produce a required effect or effects)
  • עפֿעקטיוו adj (producing a decided or decisive effect)
  • עפֿעקטיוו adj (efficient, serviceable, or operative)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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The art of modern warfare does not necessarily require soldiers to be armed to the teeth to be effective as combatants.

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We have yet to discover an effective remedy for cancer.

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The doctor is looking for medicine that is effective for this illness.

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Girls wearing mini-skirts, walking or sitting, are very effective eye-openers.

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