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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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Officials describe the update as a modernization effort intended to streamline outdated or redundant classifications and create a more efficient system for supporting service members’ religious needs.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

A better understanding of how fire whirls form and behave could help engineers develop more efficient combustion systems and improve efforts to predict and manage wildfires.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

Companies have tapped AI to make work teams leaner, faster and more efficient.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The system boasts a physical-to-logical qubit ratio of 2:1, signaling a highly efficient error-correction code that bodes well for scaling to larger systems.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

So, when she finally went, I figured that some efficient angel had made Aunt Florentine’s bed and it was time for her to go.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles




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