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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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When termites follow that scent into insecticide treated wood, the treatment becomes more effective.

From Science Daily • May 9, 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

Ferrari and Red Bull also have major upgrade packages this weekend, and Red Bull's seem the more effective so far.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

“Fannie Mae is a far more effective and leaner company than it was a year ago, with solid earnings, lower expenses, and $112.7 billion in net worth,” Pulte said.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

She pulled off her glasses like it might make the lasers shooting from her eyes more effective.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty