effective

Meaning

Adj

1. Having the power to produce a required effect or effects.
2. Producing a decided or decisive effect.
3. Efficient, serviceable, or operative, available for useful work.
4. Actually in effect.
5. Having no negative coefficients.
6. Such that no group element acts trivially.
7. approximate; Not describing the fundamental dynamic changes in some system as they happen.

Noun

a soldier fit for duty

Opposite of

nominal

Synonyms

efficacious

efficient

effectual

actual

productive

active

in force

working

useful

in effect

operative

good

👍

valid

successful

work

striking

powerful

efficacy

telling

real

fruitful

impressive

strong

high-performance

current

able

true

in use

potent

influential

in operation

live

mean

methodical

mighty

operable

operate

operating

practical

prediction

regular

reliable

resulting

serviceable

showy

sound

🔉

substantial

substantive

sufficient

sure-enough

Translations

efficace

efficace

eficaz

wirksam

eficaz

effectif

efectivo

effectief

efetivo

effettivo

effektiv

doeltreffend

αποτελεσματικός

wirkungsvoll

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪˈfɛktɪv/

Etymology

From French effectif, from Latin effectīvus (“productive; effective”), from efficiō (“I make; I bring about”), equivalent to effect + -ive.

Sentences

This is a very effective method of solving these puzzles .

Suited connectors can be especially effective in deep stack poker .

Shakur had been effective in raising bail funds for jailed Panthers .