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efficient

[ih-fish-uhnt] / ɪˈfɪʃ ənt /


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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AI is additionally being used in the home in ways that, while unlikely to show up in measures such as gross domestic product, is helping people be more efficient.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

"It's OK to be a little less capital efficient if we get things done sooner."

From Barron's Jul. 22, 2026

These integrals help determine which excited-state relaxation pathways are favored and steer the system toward efficient triplet energy migration.

From Science Daily Jul. 22, 2026

Luria explained that users can “choose models, choose whether to look at internal data and choose which agent to use, or allow Copilot to route the prompt in the most efficient and appropriate manner.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 21, 2026

In the back of my mind, I know we have to be efficient.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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