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productive, persuasive adj.
in use at the time adj.

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

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more effective

The project will evaluate whether this strategy can offer more effective treatment for women who find their pain is not adequately controlled by surgery or medication.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“But we’re really dedicating ourselves to getting more effective on it.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Researchers found that certain chemotherapy drugs were more effective against cat mammary tumors carrying the mutated FBXW7 gene.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2026

In other words, Simpson is a far more effective player when he does precisely what every other hitter is taught not to do.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

“Wouldn’t it be more effective to unleash the whole tank at once?”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth