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Effective 84% connected

Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force,…

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Effective 84% connected

Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable; operative; as, an effective force,…

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Effectual 84% connected

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

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Effectual 84% connected

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

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Efficacious 84% connected

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

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Efficacious 84% connected

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

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Informative 84% connected

Having power to inform, animate, or vivify.

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Informative 84% connected

Having power to inform, animate, or vivify.

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Informatory 84% connected

Full of, or conveying, information; instructive.

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Informatory 84% connected

Full of, or conveying, information; instructive.

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Persuasive 84% connected

Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence.

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Persuasive 84% connected

Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as, persuasive eloquence.

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Broader term 7

Disclosure 76% connected

The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing to light; exposure.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Informing 76% connected

of Inform

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Narration 76% connected

The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; rehearsal; recital.

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Recital 76% connected

The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of testimony.

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Revealing 76% connected

of Reveal

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Revelation 76% connected

The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others what was before unknown to them.

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Yarn 76% connected

Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material, as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting,…

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Notice 76% connected

The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.

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Warning 76% connected

of Warn

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Derivationally related 6

Evidence 74% connected

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Evidence 74% connected

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or judgement; as, the…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Notify 74% connected

To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person.

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Notify 74% connected

To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a fact to a person.

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Relate 74% connected

To bring back; to restore.

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Relate 74% connected

To bring back; to restore.

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Synonym 9

Cogent 92% connected

Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Impressive 92% connected

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

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Notification 92% connected

The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the public or to ind…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Relation 92% connected

The act of relating or telling; also, that which is related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the relation of historical events.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Revealing 92% connected

of Reveal

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Singing 92% connected

of Sing

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tattle 92% connected

To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little meaning; to chat.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Telltale 92% connected

Telling tales; babbling.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Weighty 92% connected

Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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