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be effective

VERB
work out
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplish achieve arrange come out complete develop devise figure out fix form formulate handle happen resolve win
WEAK
attain bring off clear come to terms compromise construct contrive elaborate evolve find out finish get something done go go well manipulate pan out plan prosper pull off put together reach agreement result succeed swing turn out up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
break destroy disarrange disorganize disturb fail forget give up halt ignore lose neglect stop

Example Sentences

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“Though the center claimed to be effective in fighting extremism, ‘hate’ always continued to be on the rise, more dangerous than ever, with each year’s report on hate groups,” Mr. Moser wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

Other rescue strategies, like moving the animals elsewhere or fencing them off from predators, are unfeasible or unlikely to be effective at saving the caribou.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

His departure will be "effective immediately", Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a social media post.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

This study expands on that idea by showing that both sharp and blunt nanoscale features can be effective when arranged correctly.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

“It quickly became apparent to me,” he wrote, that. . . the prison warden, to be effective, would have to constitute himself not as an instrument of punishment but a firm, frank friend in need.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover