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most effective

ADJECTIVE

productive, persuasive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active adequate compelling competent direct efficient forceful impressive potent powerful practical sufficient useful valid

STRONG

effectual efficacious

WEAK

able capable cogent convincing emphatic energetic forcible having lead in pencil live moving on the ball operative playing hardball powerhouse producing resultant serviceable serving sound striking telling trenchant virtuous wicked yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

helpless impotent inadequate incapable incompetent ineffective inefficient insufficient unable useless weak worthless

STRONG

unproductive unsuccessful

WEAK

fruitless inoperative

ADJECTIVE

in use at the time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active direct dynamic

WEAK

actual current in effect in execution in force in operation operative real

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inactive

WEAK

fruitless impotent incapable ineffective inoperative unproductive useless weak

Example Sentences

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Another, the Rybar Telegram channel, credited Madyar with creating "the most effective formation of its kind" within the Ukrainian army.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

"This is alongside researching the most effective way to enable community-led housing groups to access cash more easily," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Mangroves are among the world's most effective natural carbon stores, but new research suggests their ability to lock away carbon could weaken as sea levels continue to rise.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026

“I think it is the most effective way to potentially make hospital systems do what they need to do to support doctors,” Maloney said.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

Ordinarily it was in situations like this that Burnham could be most effective.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson