Definitions

efficient

[ih-fish-uhnt] / ɪˈfɪʃ ənt /

ADJECTIVE

capable, effective

Synonyms

STRONGEST

able active adept adequate capable competent decisive dynamic economical effective energetic potent powerful productive profitable skilled skillful tough useful valuable

WEAK

accomplished adapted apt businesslike clever conducive deft economic effectual efficacious equal to experienced expert familiar with fitted good at good for handy masterly organized practiced proficient qualified ready saving shrewd systematic talented virtuous well-organized

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delicate fragile idle impotent inactive inadequate incapable incompetent ineffective inept lazy sluggish unable unskilled unskillful useless weak worthless

WEAK

helpless inefficient powerless

Usage

What are other ways to say efficient? The adjective efficient, when applied to a person or a thing, implies the skillful use of energy or industry to accomplish desired results with little waste of effort: efficient methods; an efficient manager. 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.

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To his way of thinking, it would have been more efficient.

From Literature

He described Guangdong as "fertile ground" for development, pledging to bring more digital services to the region and make its factories even more efficient.

From BBC

Researchers at CU Boulder have developed highly efficient optical microresonators that could support a new generation of powerful sensor technologies.

From Science Daily

The company is also developing a pill called orforglipron as it attempts to stay ahead of rivals exploring more efficient methods of drug delivery.

From Barron's

Nations Championship organisers have attempted to make the fixture list as efficient as possible.

From BBC

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