Effective

Adjective

 * 1) Having the power to produce an effect or effects.
 * 2) Producing a decided or decisive effect.
 * 3) Efficient, serviceable, or operative.
 * 4) * as an effective force, remedy, speech;
 * 5) Actually in effect.
 * 6) * The curfew is effective at midnight.

Related terms

 * effect
 * effectivity
 * effectual
 * efficacious
 * efficacity
 * efficacy
 * efficiency
 * efficient

Thesaurus
able, acid, active, actual, adequate, armipotent, authoritative, banausic, basic, biting, capable, charismatic, charming, cogent, compelling, competent, consequential, conspicuous, convincing, corrosive, cutting, direct, driving, dynamic, effectual, efficacious, efficient, enchanting, energetic, equal to, essential, estimable, feasible, forceful, forcible, functional, functioning, go, gutsy, high-potency, high-powered, high-pressure, high-tension, imperative, important, impressive, in force, in operation, in power, incisive, influential, irresistible, magnetic, mighty, mighty in battle, momentous, mordant, moving, nervous, noticeable, operable, operational, operative, outstanding, penetrating, personable, persuasive, piercing, poignant, potent, powerful, practicable, practical, pragmatic, prepotent, prestigious, productive, proficient, puissant, punchy, real, realizable, remarkable, reputable, ruling, sensational, serviceable, sinewed, sinewy, slashing, sound, striking, strong, suasive, substantial, telling, trenchant, true, up to, useful, valid, vigorous, virtuous, vital, weighty, winning, workable

Translations

 * Arabic: فعال
 * Croatian: učinkovit
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 * Hungarian: ,
 * Romanian: efectiv, eficient, efectent
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 * Hungarian: ,
 * Romanian: eficace
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 * French:
 * German: effektiv, wirkungsvoll


 * Romanian: plin de efect, eficace
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