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Adjective Having the power to produce a required effect effectual productive useful efficacious potent helpful valuable beneficial capable good valid active efficient functional powerful practical adequate advantageous competent conclusive constructive decisive determinative forceful forcible fruitful of assistance of help of use operative serviceable sound successful telling workable worthwhile enough requisite suitable “Paracetamol is an effective medication for relieving pain.” Adjective Having a persuasive effect persuasive compelling efficient capable convincing influential powerful able cogent coherent impactful moving striking strong eloquent pertinent rational reasoned successful sufficient telling articulate authoritative clear credible definitive emphatic energetic expressive important irresistible logical lucid material meaningful plausible reasonable relevant sound well founded well-founded well reasoned enthusiastic exciting imposing on the ball powerhouse punchy satisfying significant trenchant weighty direct graceful grand hard-hitting high-powered mighty theatric unanswerable acute aggressive charming puissant vehement vivid dramatic histrionical performant “The speaker's words were highly effective in motivating the crowd to take action.” Adjective In effect at the specified time applicable operational active in effect in force in operation operative at play current actual binding in execution lawful legal legitimate official real legally binding licit signed and sealed available in use “The ban on flammable liquids will be effective next Monday.” Adjective Existing as fact without formal acknowledgment implicit tacit implied virtual essential unacknowledged de facto literal verifiable certifiable genuine palpable true objective absolute attested bona fide certain certified concrete confirmed demonstrated established existent factual final hard incontestable incontrovertible indisputable indubitable irrefutable positive proven realistic real-life real-world substantial substantiated tangible undeniable unmistakable unquestionable validated verified authentic authenticated believable inescapable “It was an effective takeover of the organization by influential donors.” Adjective Describing someone who is highly useful or skilled at a particular task accomplished adept competent consummate expert proficient qualified skilfulUK skilled skillfulUS talented versed veteran virtuoso apt dynamic experienced gifted impressive ingenious masterly practicedUS practisedUK ultraefficient clever feasible intelligent deft dextrousUK dexterousUS hyperefficient killer practicable realisableUK realizableUS serviceable usable useable working canny nifty practical reliable adroit “He was a highly effective programmer capable of coming up with complex algorithms.” Adjective Being in a healthy and functional state functional healthy functioning operating alert alive and kicking animated diligent efficient handy industrious lively nimble occupational on the go operational operative serviceable spirited sprightly spry vibrant vigorous vital working alive practicable quick utile vivacious well-oiled bright-eyed and bushy-tailed full of beans utilitarian “His faculties were still effective despite having endured multiple concussions during his sporting career.” Noun (military) A soldier fit for duty soldier cadet conscript GI gunner infantry marine officer paratrooper private trooper “I was one effective out of 15,000 that had brought Beauregard's effective force up to 45,000 men.” Find more words! 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