efficient

[ih-fish-uhnt] / ɪˈfɪʃ ənt /

ADJECTIVE

capable, effective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

able active adept adequate capable competent decisive dynamic economical effective energetic potent powerful productive profitable skilled skillful tough useful valuable

WEAK

accomplished adapted apt businesslike clever conducive deft economic effectual efficacious equal to experienced expert familiar with fitted good at good for handy masterly organized practiced proficient qualified ready saving shrewd systematic talented virtuous well-organized

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delicate fragile idle impotent inactive inadequate incapable incompetent ineffective inept lazy sluggish unable unskilled unskillful useless weak worthless

WEAK

helpless inefficient powerless

Usage

What are other ways to say efficient? The adjective efficient, when applied to a person or a thing, implies the skillful use of energy or industry to accomplish desired results with little waste of effort: efficient methods; an efficient manager. Effective is applied to a person or a thing that has the power to, or which actually does, produce an effect: an effective boss, remedy, speech. Effectual is used especially of that which produces the effect desired or intended, or a decisive result: An effectual bombardment silenced the enemy. Efficacious suggests the capability of achieving a certain end: an efficacious plan, medicine.

Example Sentences

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The advance could help open the door to the first neuromorphic supercomputer, offering a new path toward energy efficient computing for national security and other critical applications.

From Science Daily

Fighting with the IRS after filing a tax return is not efficient or pleasant, Zareh noted.

From MarketWatch

Edgecombe, who has emerged as one of the league's most efficient performers in "clutch" time -- the final five minutes of close games -- was named Most Valuable Player of the challenge.

From Barron's

Sometimes the least efficient dinner of the year is doing something dinner was never meant to do: turn love into proof.

From The Wall Street Journal

Algorhythm Holdings —formerly the Singing Machine Co.— published a white paper claiming its AI technology could make trucking more efficient.

From Barron's

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