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more effective

ADJECTIVE

productive, persuasive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active adequate compelling competent direct efficient forceful impressive potent powerful practical sufficient useful valid

STRONG

effectual efficacious

WEAK

able capable cogent convincing emphatic energetic forcible having lead in pencil live moving on the ball operative playing hardball powerhouse producing resultant serviceable serving sound striking telling trenchant virtuous wicked yielding

Antonyms

STRONGEST

helpless impotent inadequate incapable incompetent ineffective inefficient insufficient unable useless weak worthless

STRONG

unproductive unsuccessful

WEAK

fruitless inoperative

ADJECTIVE

in use at the time

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active direct dynamic

WEAK

actual current in effect in execution in force in operation operative real

Antonyms

STRONGEST

inactive

WEAK

fruitless impotent incapable ineffective inoperative unproductive useless weak

Example Sentences

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Instead McVee believes removing phones from nursery workers and better supervision and staffing levels are more effective.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Raman wants the city to rely more on apartment vouchers, which she described as more effective and less expensive.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

A safer and more effective formulation of the most popular hair-loss treatment led to robust hair growth in a clinical trial.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

A clinical trial for patients with Type 2 diabetes indicated Lilly’s pill was more effective at lowering blood sugar levels and weight reduction, though fewer people stayed on it.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

But we have a job to do, and I sense Finnick’s role will be far more effective than mine.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins