Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
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Effectual
/iˈfɛkt͡ʃuəl/
Synonyms for "effectual" (127 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
ableachievingactiveactualadequateascertainedattestedauthenticatedauthoritativebanausicbehind the scenesbindingcapablecategorically truecausalcausativecertaincertifiedcharismaticcharming
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Related words (63)
not in errorobjectively trueoccasionaloperableoperationaloperativeoriginativepersonablepersuasivepivotalpotentpowerpowerfulpracticablepracticalpragmaticpragmaticalprestigiousprevailingproductive
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proficientprovedquickrealrealizablereputablesoundstrongsuasivesubstantialsubstantiatedsure enoughsure-enoughtellingtoothytruetrue as gospeltruthfulunconfutedundeniedundoubtedunerroneousunfallaciousunfalseunmistakenunquestionableunrefutedup tousefulvalidvalidatedveraciousverifiedveritablevirtuousweightywinningworkable
Adjective(5 words)
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4 entriesbinding provisioneffective remedyefficacious methodoperative clause
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6 entrieseffectual approacheffectual measureeffectual methodeffectual policyeffectual remedyeffectual treatment
Inflections
2 entriesmore effectualmost effectual
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15 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Redoubling, then, the active energy of his thrusts, favoured by the fervid appetite of my motions, the soft oiled wards can no longer stand so effectual a picklock, but yield, and open him an entrance.
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In the living state, the body is observed to […] adopt most effectual measures for the permanent continuance of its species.
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