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effective
adjective as in successful, persuasive
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Example Sentences
But to be effective, there cannot be any weak link in the defense.
A former explosive ordnance specialist who was awarded a Bronze Star during Operation Enduring Freedom, he had developed into a quiet but effective leader.
Getting messages about who to vote for from your pastor or faith leader, who you trust, is much more effective than getting that message from a stranger.
He also said that women should not serve in combat roles because he argued it had not made the military "more effective" or "more lethal".
Los Angeles County Measure G would make county government more representative by expanding the Board of Supervisors, and more effective by adding checks and balances with an independently elected executive.
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What are other ways to say effective?
The adjective 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. Efficient (applied also to persons) implies the skillful use of energy or industry to accomplish desired results with little waste of effort: efficient methods; an efficient manager.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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