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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. 

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Supporters say it would speed up shipping and make supply chains more efficient.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

But Krinsky thought he could make the factory more efficient, and there was the added bonus of advertising a made-in-USA product.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2026

Both companies have revised their original mission designs to make operations simpler, more efficient, and more adaptable.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

To ensure sustainable operations, "our data centre facilities must deploy a combination of advanced engineering, efficient architectural designs, and renewable energy sourcing," it said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

“But you have to program every single cell every time, making it much less efficient than we had hoped.”

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste


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