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efficient

[ih-fish-uhnt] / ɪˈfɪʃ ənt /


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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Renewable energy costs have become the cheapest in many places and the tech is constantly improving to be more efficient.

From Salon

The US says funding must be focused and efficient, with no duplication among aid projects.

From BBC

Hard disk drives are a fraction of the cost of, say, an Nvidia server rack, and more efficient drives can save data centers money, Fox noted.

From Barron's

Sunday Robotics, a startup that only recently exited stealth mode, says it has a more efficient method than traditional teleoperation.

From MarketWatch

Sunday Robotics, a startup that only recently exited stealth mode, says it has a more efficient method than traditional teleoperation.

From MarketWatch