Effective: alternatives and connections

Involving or comprising action; active.

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Involving or comprising action; active.

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Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit.

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Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient; suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit.

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Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.

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Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.

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Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place.

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Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now; taking place.

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of Impel

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of Impel

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Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect th…

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Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch the sensibilities, or affect th…

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Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.

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Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.

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of Tell

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of Tell

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Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.

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Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp.

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Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

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Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the law goes into effect in May.

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The quality of being effective.

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The quality of being effective.

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The quality of being effective.

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The quality of being effective.

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The quality of being effectual.

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The quality of being effectual.

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Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.

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Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.

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Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by e…

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Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by e…

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Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine.

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Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful' efficacious; as, a potent medicine.

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Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine;…

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Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful man or beast; a powerful engine;…

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Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.

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Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.

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Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Having active physical power, or great physical power to act; having a power of exerting great bodily force; vigorous.

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Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpo…

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Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful toward advancing any purpo…

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Profitable; useful.

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Profitable; useful.

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Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.

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Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious law.

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Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or incapable; characterized by e…

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Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

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Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

Effective overlaps with good, but its tone, intensity or usual context may differ. Check the definition before substituting it.

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

Produces the intended result.

Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness; serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; ad…

Effective means successful in producing the intended result.

Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal.

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Not effective; ineffectual; futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal.

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