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What is another word for
effective
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Adjective
Having the power to produce a required effect
Having a persuasive effect
In effect at the specified time
Existing as fact without formal acknowledgment
Describing someone who is highly useful or skilled at a particular task
Being in a healthy and functional state
(
of a system
)
Capable of maximizing productivity at no expense of extra resources
Beneficial or being of advantage in a given circumstance
Having achieved a goal or set of goals
Firm, strong, or substantial
Denotes the effectiveness or dominance of a particular action
Denotes a constructive or productive feeling
Useful or functional for a particular purpose
Based on, or displaying, common sense
Vigorously keen or severe in expression or style
Being in effective or current operation, action, or force
Bright, colourful, and showy
Of or relating to utility
Incapable of going wrong or being misused
Having a precise arrangement
Grand and impressive in appearance
Giving good value or return in relation to the money, time, or effort expended
Being generally the case after all factors have been taken into account
Concise and meaningful
Fast, prompt, speedy
Certain to happen
Enhancing someone's appearance
Present as the strongest or main element
(
of a question or subject
)
Being of current or continuing interest and importance
Noun
(
military
)
A soldier fit for duty
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Adjective
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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
profitable
gainful
rewarding
expedient
strong
positive
invaluable
meritorious
instrumental
conducive
worth it
usable
practicable
worthy
favorable
US
favourable
UK
remunerative
lucrative
appropriate
handy
timely
opportune
of value
of service
propitious
win-win
excellent
virtuous
energetic
significant
important
working
gratifying
useable
available
paying
sensible
actionable
viable
pragmatic
prosperous
advisable
strategic
applicative
estimable
beneficent
behooveful
auspicious
money-making
commodious
of benefit
availing
influential
puissant
accomplishing
achieving
effecting
qualified
fulfilling
reliable
formative
facilitative
to one's advantage
unfailing
outstanding
intoxicating
industrious
generative
sure-fire
wholesome
prolific
dynamic
agreeable
benevolent
supportive
sovereign
stiff
hard
heady
spiritous
vigorous
benefic
kindly
promising
benignant
encouraging
toward
nice
friendly
well-spent
meaningful
justifiable
uplifting
inspiring
benign
creative
well spent
in one's interests
in one's best interests
feasible
purposeful
rational
reasonable
sane
realistic
substantial
fit
exploitable
operational
operable
applied
durable
functioning
ultrapractical
applicable
convenient
employable
real-world
solid
doable
achievable
commonsensical
commercial
moneymaking
exemplary
priceless
worth the effort
essential
vital
pivotal
crucial
hard-wearing
utilitarian
dependable
money-spinning
paramount
indispensable
imperative
critical
utile
aiding
assistive
sturdy
in working order
stout
cost-effective
profit-making
appreciated
fundamental
key
necessary
respected
needed
admired
in demand
exigent
relevant
solvent
fat
juicy
economic
hot
central
loved
held dear
esteemed
of the essence
worth its weight in gold
best
bankable
worthful
scarce
hot property
going
well-paying
paid off
sweet
in the black
financially rewarding
self-sustaining
paying well
commercially successful
sustaining
contributive
saving
assisting
more ❯
“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
forceful
potent
impressive
forcible
effectual
conclusive
valid
efficacious
dynamic
decisive
vigorous
robust
assertive
active
driving
passionate
feisty
intense
solid
gutsy
incisive
animated
zestful
pushy
lively
stimulating
enterprising
bold
high-octane
stirring
consequential
affecting
urgent
coercive
satisfactory
inducing
dominant
firm
suasive
silver-tongued
ball of fire
commanding
determined
go-getting
vivacious
go-ahead
vital
tough
spirited
pushing
electric
touching
graphic
pithy
in-your-face
zealous
smooth-tongued
incontestable
swaying
peppy
go-go
strenuous
fiery
zippy
useful
virile
unequivocal
impassioned
lusty
tireless
indefatigable
spunky
red-blooded
responsive
full-blooded
full of get-up-and-go
vibrant
coming on strong
revealing
fluent
uncompromising
violent
productive
full of life
full of beans
ambitious
incontrovertible
militant
convictive
insistent
crucial
compulsive
momentous
considerable
great
bullish
unmistakable
sharp
inspiring
glib
operative
stringent
unassailable
pointed
indubitable
believable
impelling
enticing
alluring
seductive
reliable
assuasive
well-spoken
intelligent
categorical
assured
controlling
clear-cut
vocal
constraining
elemental
intelligible
flamboyant
rousing
critical
flourishing
sparkling
grandiloquent
magniloquent
take-over
steamroller
take-charge
sparky
ballsy
flush
gingery
hardy
well-defined
sprightly
comprehensible
colourful
UK
realistic
smooth-spoken
effervescent
sturdy
storming
racy
intensive
have-a-go
perky
thriving
bouncing
well expressed
resounding
spry
rugged
bouncy
high-spirited
mettlesome
muscular
colorful
US
dashing
jaunty
brisk
distinct
competent
snappy
spanking
pulling no punches
full of vim and vigour
all-out
alive and kicking
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
impactive
eventful
irrefutable
high-performing
undeniable
orderly
systematic
methodical
marked
armed
apposite
apt
justified
well-grounded
consistent
fitting
zappy
drastic
compulsory
substantial
succinct
terse
well organized
devastating
conspicuous
hardline
salient
audacious
fierce
imperious
confident
domineering
bossy
well-established
competitive
stout
likely
evident
formidable
crystalline
pregnant
pivotal
inspirational
probable
suggestive
motivating
instrumental
honest
frank
blunt
forthright
unsparing
brassy
winning
healthy
revelatory
meaning
self-asserting
strong-willed
provocative
motivational
swayful
guiding
masterful
verisimilar
straight-talking
condemnatory
obvious
unambiguous
undisputed
well-expressed
indicative
contributory
formative
far-reaching
silky
slick
smooth-talking
colourable
decided
infallible
strongly worded
upfront
dynamical
intuitive
ingenious
insightful
fit
strapping
fine
athletic
central
rhetorical
fervid
fervent
well spoken
poignant
titanic
voluble
ardent
outspoken
punch
sententious
facund
inveigling
suasory
actuating
luring
wheedling
unctuous
smooth
able-bodied
blooming
true-to-life
possible
acceptable
faithful
carrying conviction
trusty
trustworthy
presumable
authentic
believeable
hopeful
dependable
in good health
playful
no holds barred
all out
hale
strong as an lion
buoyant
in good trim
in good kilter
strong as an ox
strong as an horse
in tip-top condition
in good shape
in good condition
encouraging
fateful
hale and hearty
upbeat
hearty
not beating about the bush
straight from the shoulder
communicative
chipper
wick
fast-track
responsible
animating
monumental
purposeful
fit as a fiddle
fighting fit
full of energy
exuberant
full of vim
raring to go
hard-driving
in the pink
detailed
explicit
electrifying
driven
understandable
alive
zesty
dazzling
bustling
magnetic
happening
airy
kinetic
animate
humming
buzzing
pictorial
descriptive
illustrative
picturesque
uninhibited
authoritarian
ruling
supreme
hopping
fresh
coruscating
bubbly
busy
astir
abuzz
industrious
shocking
lurid
rich
startling
stalwart
springy
sensitive
untiring
vibrating
breezy
unflagging
frisky
pert
radiant
not taking no for an answer
visual
delineated
pizazzy
abubble
jazzy
aboil
pizzazzy
positive
illuminating
full of the joys of spring
bright and breezy
full of pep
gay
full of spirit
photographic
well-drawn
highly coloured
well drawn
perspicuous
figurative
well defined
lifelike
definite
full
well delineated
precise
concrete
highly capable
in control
leaving nothing to the imagination
charismatic
energizing
US
hyped-up
activating
go-getter
vitalizing
self-motivated
highpowered
energising
UK
in the saddle
play for keeps
play hard ball
top
talented
major league
excellent
earth-shattering
of use
top-notch
number-one
stupendous
big time
big-league
epoch-making
splendid
splendorous
of value
big-time
ultimate
major-league
skookum
top-drawer
major
big league
earthshaking
self-assertive
keen
high-pressure
resolute
eager
forward
self-confident
tenacious
dogged
persistent
earnest
brash
presumptuous
cocky
thrusting
ruthless
nervy
steadfast
bumptious
committed
impertinent
unwavering
avid
hungry
wild
obstinate
sure
arrogant
self-assured
cocksure
unrelenting
carnivorous
pushful
motivated
overbearing
relentless
staunch
dedicated
presuming
overconfident
stubborn
unyielding
desirous
thirsty
dog-eat-dog
officious
plucky
cut-throat
self-possessed
loud
obtrusive
brazen
two-fisted
gung ho
hard
offensive
obnoxious
aspiring
cheeky
brave
impudent
demanding
rigorous
insolent
unrestrained
wholehearted
ferocious
daring
uncontrolled
unbridled
unremitting
persevering
rude
sassy
importunate
cutthroat
progressive
pioneering
pertinacious
unfaltering
obdurate
saucy
bloodthirsty
fanatical
adventurous
certain
brazen-faced
full of oneself
inspired
uppity
wise
can-do
power-hungry
rash
courageous
single-minded
intrusive
interfering
diligent
fiercely competitive
intensely competitive
resourceful
prying
meddling
nosy
steely
intruding
meddlesome
immodest
resilient
assiduous
protrusive
nosey
snoopy
merciless
rigid
sedulous
pitiless
strident
loudmouthed
unabashed
hardened
solicitous
steady
absolute
defiant
hubristic
voracious
intent
flip
imperative
antagonistic
gladiatorial
gritty
brutal
impetuous
hotheaded
unflinching
scrappy
bold-faced
dogmatic
impulsive
impolitic
inconsiderate
over-assertive
overweening
out-and-out
warlike
hot
unbending
iron-willed
doughty
resolved
hard-nosed
fearless
on the make
strong-minded
perceptive
self-driven
goal-oriented
venturesome
self-seeking
get up and go
not backward in coming forward
eager beaver
power-loving
high-reaching
having killer instinct
self-starting
Herculean
unswerving
restless
painstaking
constant
conscientious
complete
unfeeling
radical
laborious
unprincipled
collected
thoroughgoing
thorough
murderous
creophagous
total
sweeping
arduous
taxing
unruffled
unfazed
bludgeoning
bent
hard-working
projecting
prognathous
flagrant
bald
bulging
blatant
jutting
sheer
exhausting
all-embracing
exhaustive
pressurizing
US
sure of oneself
striving
obsessed
loyal
sagacious
demoniac
motive
mobile
kinematic
locomotive
motile
stressful
difficult
pressured
assaultive
unmixed
man-eating
irrepressible
undaunted
familiar
pressurising
UK
arch
brassbound
independent
heroic
indomitable
unhesitating
take charge
mean
assuming
believing in oneself
out and out
vicious
unmerciful
bent upon
firm in spirit
keen as mustard
stout-hearted
tough-minded
ironclad
clamant
pressing
exigent
overfamiliar
shameless
like a ball of fire
hell-bent
full of determination
dead set
desiring success
cynical
trashy
heedless
precipitate
headlong
untactful
as bold as brass
brazenfaced
incautious
thoughtless
full of yourself
bright
hasty
maladroit
barefaced
self-respecting
adventuresome
venturous
free-swinging
nerved
emboldened
peremptory
autocratic
dictatorial
imaginative
inventive
hard-bitten
intransigent
irreverent
creative
overassertive
lordly
excited
unshakeable
masculine
manly
daredevil
intrepid
hard as nails
free
overfriendly
undeviating
sustained
enthused
every person for themselves
without mercy
tight
clamorous
instant
dire
entreating
burning
necessitous
exacting
crying
emergent
nagging
pumped
bantam
tough as old boots
as tough as old boots
unabated
raring
magisterial
full-on
impatient
crazy
bullheaded
agog
anxious
gifted
temerarious
reckless
overbold
innovative
foolhardy
stiff
disturbing
annoying
troublesome
suppliant
overeager
harassing
stoked
brass-necked
bare-faced
antsy
butch
self-willed
athirst
smart-alecky
geeked
juiced
hang-tough
go for broke
bound and determined
stop at nothing
nuts
male
greedy
practical
unconditional
unqualified
combative
downright
outright
ordering
imperial
stern
high-handed
harsh
bidding
emulous
contentious
nifty
chauvinist
swashbuckling
he-man
laddish
ringing
glaring
sober
express
accented
flat
stressed
solemn
proactive
banzai
deviceful
vying
overly solicitous
keyed up
hepped up
fired up
hopped-up
extremely enthusiastic
one hundred per cent
competing
for a face
no mistake
warring
opposing
oppositional
macho
aggressively male
manful
ultramasculine
unpleasantly masculine
sharp-elbowed
on the warpath
spoiling for a fight
ready for action
more ❯
“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
valid
authentic
genuine
proper
authoritative
sound
contractual
legally acceptable
bona fide
influential
effectual
serviceable
working
virtual
near
imminent
impending
looming
essential
implicit
practical
authorized
US
acceptable
authenticated
correct
bonafide
recognized
US
accredited
documented
formal
verified
credible
legit
legalized
US
validated
sanctioned
certified
licensed
US
ratified
allowed
approved
accepted
true
constitutional
permissible
certifiable
undisputed
veritable
kosher
usable
legalised
UK
rightful
unexpired
licenced
UK
endorsed
recognised
UK
authorised
UK
right
true-blue
within the law
more ❯
“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
real
actual
sure-enough
very
veritable
dinkum
definite
honest
legitimate
valid
precise
existing
accurate
substantive
truthful
veridical
kosher
clear
good
fundamental
categorical
right
material
firm
corporeal
exact
correct
sensible
physical
echt
pukka
unimaginary
clear-cut
pucka
intrinsic
faithful
pure
evident
historical
non-fictional
legit
undoubted
perceptible
authoritative
honest-to-goodness
corroborated
documented
considerable
significant
sheer
express
especial
unqualified
plain
manifest
non-fictitious
current
unimagined
living
bodily
for real
honest to God
sure enough
real live
solid
live
corporal
embodied
rightful
sound
incarnate
present
proper
veracious
natural
explicit
conclusive
characteristic
archetypal
guileless
typical
ingenuous
regular
archetypical
representative
unequivocal
near
practical
strict
artless
unaffected
simple
indirect
unambiguous
unpretending
dead-on
appropriate
average
dinky-di
standard
real McCoy
normal
unpretentious
direct
undesigning
fitting
sure
fixed
definitive
decided
lifelike
unadorned
fair
detailed
credible
verbatim
circumstantial
nonfictional
unadulterated
documentary
unvarnished
veristic
verisimilar
unexaggerated
near enough
in effect
unbiased
unprejudiced
scientific
true-to-life
word for word
true-life
matter-of-fact
telling it like it is
card-carrying
fact-based
straight from horse's mouth
as it really happened
on the level
set in stone
constructive
pragmatic
potential
basic
in conduct
for all practical purposes
in all but name
in practice
to all intents and purposes
unerring
true to life
undistorted
unembellished
reliable
spot-on
so
scrupulous
spot on
bang on
rigorous
on the button
on the nose
on the money
narrative
close
on-target
on the nail
methodical
straightforward
distinct
meticulous
demonstrable
just
unelaborated
first-person
autobiographical
nonfiction
convincing
out-and-out
unembroidered
thorough
perfect
on the mark
careful
on target
right on
punctilious
rigid
discriminating
judicious
deft
systematic
sharp
discriminative
skilful
UK
defined
skillful
US
punctual
particular
specific
dependable
ultraprecise
trustworthy
assured
naturalistic
faultless
complete
decisive
obvious
errorless
thoroughgoing
inarguable
appreciable
patent
measurable
infallible
downright
consummate
observable
quantifiable
unimpeachable
outright
righteous
well founded
on the beam
word-perfect
unmistaken
amen
on the ball
dead on
as true as I'm sitting here
as true as I'm standing here
reference
severe
well-founded
true story
provable
biographical
case
reputable
down-to-earth
logical
confirmable
cogent
discernible
unfaked
utter
creditable
fit
bull's-eye
just so
learned
in accordance with the facts
what really happened
what actually happened
total
striking
intelligible
chronicled
scholarly
detectable
perceivable
unmitigated
satisfactory
in accordance with reality
empirical
everyday
straight from the horse's mouth
the real McCoy
based on facts
guaranteed
bare
archival
flawless
admissible
unalloyed
arrant
graphic
unconditional
last
deciding
worldly
respected
supported
circumstantiated
undisputed
unrefuted
gospel
stark
watertight
immaculate
inerrant
solemn
recorded
well defined
well documented
well-grounded
error-free
no ifs ands or buts
stone cold
nailed-on
peremptory
narrow
in every respect
convinced
confident
OK
earthly
honest-to-God
straight
official
photographic
vivid
acceptable
O.K.
conscientious
mundane
temporal
fleshly
unfaltering
painstaking
right as rain
on the right track
for sure
on track
on the right lines
impeccable
free of error
right stuff
along the right lines
stone
okay
cooking with gas
equitable
according to Hoyle
representational
naturalist
photo-realistic
three-dimensional
apparent
ordinary
written
usual
verbal
critical
sublunary
historic
commemorated
historial
antique
classical
important
from the horse's mouth
transparent
unassailable
settled
nice
satisfied
unwavering
doubtless
persuaded
cinematic
filmic
speaking
original
unarguable
irrefragable
unchallengeable
undebatable
emphatic
terrene
terrestrial
carnal
earthborn
non-spiritual
earthbound
resolute
sure-thing
for-sure
no buts about it
real stuff
on the up-and-up
really-truly
compelling
unanswerable
undisputable
uncontroversial
not figurative
nonspiritual
lay
beyond doubt
self-evident
beyond question
well grounded
well-proven
not in doubt
beyond a shadow of a doubt
beyond dispute
open and shut
true-blue
undeceptive
self-assured
self-conceited
self-confident
unhesitating
unquestioning
secular
visible
in truth
rank
affirmative
cold
free from doubt
phenomenal
forceful
cocksure
forcible
high-principled
on the line
on the up and up
like it is
sincere
forthright
open
plain-spoken
plain-speaking
more ❯
“It was an
effective
takeover of the organization by influential donors.”
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▲
Describing someone who is highly useful or skilled at a particular task
accomplished
adept
competent
consummate
expert
proficient
qualified
skilful
UK
skilled
skillful
US
talented
versed
veteran
virtuoso
apt
dynamic
experienced
gifted
impressive
ingenious
masterly
practiced
US
practised
UK
ultraefficient
clever
feasible
intelligent
deft
dextrous
UK
dexterous
US
hyperefficient
killer
practicable
realisable
UK
realizable
US
serviceable
usable
useable
working
canny
nifty
practical
reliable
adroit
able
capable
efficient
good
handy
useful
trained
great
effectual
ace
savvy
crackerjack
polished
masterful
fit
brilliant
crack
master
fitted
adequate
educated
knowledgeable
suitable
slick
sharp
ready
nimble
mean
up to speed
neat
functional
refined
professed
applicable
workable
habile
professional
applied
applicative
sure-handed
taught
well-rounded
tutored
all-round
all-around
multiskilled
multitalented
schooled
actionable
viable
bright
alert
smart
complete
agile
suited
keen
effortless
genius
knowing
workmanlike
excellent
adapted
artful
seasoned
fine
ultrapractical
superb
whiz
dynamite
wizard
pro
stellar
marvellous
UK
with it
au fait
up to it
up to snuff
on the ball
marvelous
US
inspired
graceful
simple
precise
productive
accurate
organized
US
nimble-fingered
businesslike
fluent
rangé
organised
UK
compleat
conversant
A1
hot
first class
class
well-versed
elite
demon
top-notch
a hand at
best
drilled
phenom
wicked
appropriate
inventive
painstaking
well versed
proper
on the beam
elegant
methodic
methodical
systematic
old hand
sufficient
having the goods
knowing the ropes
knowing the score
having know-how
green thumb
old-timer
like a pistol
has what it takes
like a one-man band
equal to the task
having the right stuff
up there
able to perform
powerful
tasty
equal
pragmatic
old
employable
long-term
cunning
easy
equipped
endowed
pragmatical
realistic
strong
worthy
responsible
learned
prepared
quick-witted
exercised
empirical
utilized
US
operative
accomplishable
used
sharp-witted
perceptive
astute
good enough
highly endowed
receptive
acute
utile
reasonable
correlated
related
experiential
tested
sensible
sound
empiric
quick-thinking
brainy
doable
utilised
UK
know the ropes
know one's onions
stirring
shrewd
discerning
fast
ultrasmart
observant
delicate
exceptional
sensitive
supersmart
hyperintelligent
know backwards and forwards
hands-on
non-theoretical
brought to bear
enforced
whip-smart
wise
nimble-witted
quick off the mark
curt
active
vigorous
wired
mercurial
quick
perspicacious
inspiring
affecting
all there
smart as a whip
wide awake
sharp as a tack
quick on the draw
quick on the trigger
quick on the uptake
wonderful
outstanding
exciting
formidable
admirable
influential
world-class
profound
momentous
consequential
cracking
vital
rousing
crash-hot
gee-whizz
intense
important
forcible
thrilling
amazeballs
impassioned
first-rate
well-done
first-class
cool
bravura
magnificent
smooth
superlative
familiar
deadly
supreme
facile
vet
hotshot
perfect
faultless
peerless
a dab hand at
superior
magic
mature
flawless
impeccable
finished
acquainted
out of this world
big league
versant
exquisite
satisfactory
prompt
remarkable
well trained
time-served
disciplined
top-hole
resourceful
splendid
certified
topflight
eligible
terrific
tremendous
sly
crafty
conscious
nippy
dazzling
leading
extraordinary
specialist
precocious
well-informed
awesome
smashing
fab
phenomenal
there
at home
cute
finely judged
accustomed
balanced
very good
tip-top
au courant
wised up
good with numbers
numerate
exact
thorough
tuned in
highly skilled
exceptionally skilled
immensely skilled
highly qualified
extraordinarily skilled
very skilled
highly trained
top-drawer
in the know
tricky
wily
unrivaled
US
hardened
long-serving
champion
scheming
unrivalled
UK
crisp
designing
battle-scarred
abreast
informed
actual
foxy
devious
aware
subtle
sensational
fantastic
fabulous
hep
hip
tried
sneaky
cognizant
sussed
well-executed
mathematically competent
worldly
switched-on
up-to-date
leet
instructed
brill
sophisticated
deceitful
guileful
worldly-wise
clean
star
cagy
beguiling
dodgy
cagey
underhand
duplicitous
exceptionally good
no stranger to
up on
politic
clued up
genned up
not born yesterday
plugged in
class act
no slouch
no dummy
shining at
very well
sure
confident
prodigious
decent
immaculate
pure
prolific
careful
impeccably credentialed
right on
errorless
dead-on
well
sporting
on-target
trustworthy
spot-on
sure-fire
stringent
straight
decisive
kosher
voluble
handpicked
capital
deluxe
choice
quintessential
preeminent
transcendent
exemplary
ultimate
well credentialed
hardy
pitch-perfect
happy
mighty
licensed
US
chartered
treacherous
redoubtable
certificated
beautiful
strict
express
categorical
virtuosic
creative
specialized
US
invincible
indomitable
dominant
sik
exo
artistic
classic
fleet
forward
specialised
UK
right
fitting
inch-perfect
well up
well executed
having the know-how
in control
used to
established
adept physically
top
topnotch
distinguished
super
authorized
US
rad
phat
schmick
supremely skilled
teachable
puissant
amazing
ideal
desirable
preferable
perfectly-executed
hot tamale
clever with one's hands
good with one's hands
having good hands
licenced
UK
proved
authorised
UK
accepted
perfected
astounding
quick to learn
rounded
sport
well versed
well informed
cut out for
having a knack for
cultivated
up to scratch
out of the ordinary
weathered
steady
long-time
old-time
inured
have the goods
ahead of one's peers
have smarts
old beyond one's years
got it
advanced for one's age
all around
nobody's fool
urbane
broken in
well suited
well qualified
know one's business
know ins and outs
know the score
know one's stuff
know the answers
the right stuff
knowing one's stuff
cultured
versatile
top-shelf
been around
out-and-out
senior
genuine
full
bona fide
fully developed
full grown
fully fledged
full scale
full blown
knows one's stuff
from way back
wise to ways
understanding
of the old school
prescient
familiar with
up
privy
across
omniscient
apprised
very able
know stuff
firsthand
experient
posted
down
appreciative
intuitive
fully-fledged
real
knowledgeable about
percipient
sentient
abreast of
informed about
witting
alive
comprehending
into
acquainted with
apprehensive
tuned-in
objective
clued-up
up to date
with-it
switched on
with an understanding of
with a knowledge of
in the loop
existential
experimental
well versed in
practised in
skilled in
well informed about
proficient in
apprised of
well up on
au fait with
at home with
experienced in
Machiavellian
heuristic
factual
conniving
calculating
intellectual
dishonest
cheating
disingenuous
untrustworthy
deceptive
kept posted
au courant with
up to speed on
plugged into
up to date on
perfect in
genned up on
clued up on
cognizant of
down with
double-dealing
fly
intriguing
slim
shonky
shifty
dirty
vulpine
unscrupulous
incisive
carny
in the field
how-to
more ❯
“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.”
Adjective
▲
(
of a system
)
Capable of maximizing productivity at no expense of extra resources
efficient
methodical
systematic
structured
logical
coherent
systematised
UK
systematized
US
productive
economic
economical
resourceful
laborsaving
timesaving
orderly
streamlined
saving
cost-effective
energy-efficient
energy-saving
fuel-efficient
labour-saving
well ordered
well organized
well-organized
well planned
well-planned
well regulated
well run
better
improved
quick
organized
US
organised
UK
ordered
businesslike
formal
meticulous
regular
precise
methodic
neat
careful
methodized
exact
planned
well-ordered
well thought out
routine
tidy
standardized
US
fixed
consistent
coordinated
arranged
well-regulated
standardised
UK
conventional
scrupulous
deliberate
systematical
disciplined
standard
practical
thoroughgoing
controlled
fastidious
analytical
complete
together
regulated
out-and-out
joined-up
nonrandom
integrated
cohesive
consolidated
collective
unified
established
accepted
harmonious
cooperative
assimilated
combined
united
trim
procedural
bureaucratic
orthodox
punctilious
well-kept
organic
in order
shipshape
establishment
framed
slick
uniform
thorough
correct
spick-and-span
rangé
scientific
set-up
clean
alike
customary
set
prescribed
ready
all together
in shape
neat as button
neat as pin
in apple-pie order
in good shape
to rights
societal
recognized
US
influential
official
institutional
recognised
UK
painstaking
by the numbers
by the book
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Beneficial or being of advantage in a given circumstance
expedient
prudent
advantageous
judicious
practical
appropriate
advisable
sensible
wise
useful
apt
fitting
suitable
beneficial
politic
helpful
fit
desirable
pragmatic
profitable
worthwhile
proper
gainful
tactical
strategic
opportune
convenient
timely
propitious
utilitarian
necessary
meet
seasonable
of benefit
of service
of use
self-serving
in one's own interests
to one's own advantage
recommended
suggested
best
sound
preferable
seemly
valuable
favourable
UK
favorable
US
recommendable
commonsensical
logical
right
auspicious
sagacious
correct
good
applicable
efficacious
fruitful
beneficent
behooveful
well
preferred
for the best
counselable
commendable
desired
rational
acceptable
reasoned
to one's advantage
in one's interest
productive
required
essential
needed
effectual
called-for
indicated
called for
valid
presentable
definitive
best suited
clear
happy
lucky
compelling
fortunate
heaven-sent
welcome
functional
useable
usable
fortuitous
felicitous
perfect
serviceable
ideal
golden
benign
flukey
fluky
workaday
ripe
ordinary
everyday
serendipitous
incidental
providential
casual
well timed
promising
accidental
befitting
enviable
nice
satisfactory
well-timed
just
successful
utility
shrewd
provident
reasonable
astute
canny
far-sighted
circumspect
a good idea
prompt
punctual
speedy
immediate
timeous
likely
towardly
prosperous
at the right time
in good time
up-to-the-minute
in the nick of time
up-to-date
relevant
apposite
apropos
congruous
belonging
related
pertinent
fitted
becoming
tailor-made
pretty
germane
qualified
just right
spot on
to the point
made to order
to the purpose
most correct
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having achieved a goal or set of goals
successful
victorious
triumphant
efficacious
effectual
unbeaten
undefeated
productive
crowned
out in front
paying
all-conquering
superior
Adjective
▲
Firm, strong, or substantial
solid
sound
durable
firm
strong
reliable
robust
stable
compelling
established
steely
airtight
unassailable
dependable
indestructible
infallible
toughened
cogent
reinforced
unshakable
indubitable
secure
unbreakable
fortified
impregnable
inured
enduring
hardened
steady
invulnerable
lasting
safe
stout
strengthened
sturdy
imperishable
invincible
substantial
cast-iron
long-lasting
rock-solid
tried-and-true
well built
well-built
well constructed
well-constructed
well-defined
well-established
well fortified
well founded
well-founded
well-made
hard-wearing
heavy-duty
impervious
tough
resilient
resistant
everlasting
hard
bombproof
unyielding
permanent
made to last
infrangible
rugged
fixed
stalwart
incorruptible
perdurable
armoured
UK
indissoluble
impenetrable
hardy
fast
armored
US
immovable
inviolable
flawless
well made
unattackable
strongly made
well defended
binding
eternal
wear-resistant
shatterproof
abiding
inseparable
weatherproof
non-breakable
adamantine
nonbreakable
risk-free
unconquerable
unbeatable
tight
brass-bound
low-risk
riskless
resolute
certain
locked
iron
indomitable
insuperable
bulletproof
unstoppable
insurmountable
staunch
inexpugnable
heavy
fortress-like
hard as nails
built to last
cohesive
concrete
impassible
knockabout
well protected
flourishing
storm-resistant
stormproof
well-armed
well-protected
seasoned
hard-bitten
whole
intact
hale
wholesome
well-conditioned
fit
bouncing
unimpaired
undamaged
hearty
healthy
well
able-bodied
vibrant
wide-ranging
perfect
sane
rigorous
vigorous
vital
unhurt
undecayed
normal
unblemished
right as rain
hanging together
holding together
up to snuff
in the pink
alive and kicking
untouchable
undefeatable
overwhelming
impassable
sacrosanct
sacred
holy
hallowed
irresistible
impossible
hopeless
challenging
safe and sound
well-defended
above criticism
holdable
insusceptible
insensitive
immune
irrepressible
protectable
unshakeable
powerful
indefeasible
undefeated
intractable
innate
unsurpassable
unattainable
defensible
proof against
unhackable
inalienable
unchallengeable
unalterable
absolute
able to be protected
no-win
inaccessible
unmasterable
ineluctable
intemerate
divine
uninfringeable
unbreachable
inviolate
forget it
no way
persisting
persistent
inevitable
inescapable
unrelenting
inexorable
overpowering
relentless
persevering
not a prayer
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Denotes the effectiveness or dominance of a particular action
powerful
dominant
formidable
assertive
authoritative
demonstrative
domineering
imperious
imposing
leading
prominent
regnant
reigning
superior
supreme
surpassing
transcendent
impressive
able
capable
commanding
decisive
effectual
efficacious
emphatic
towering
competent
controlling
hard
fearsome
invincible
efficient
eminent
heavy-duty
high-level
high-octane
high-powered
important
redoubtable
in control
predominant
prevailing
ruling
ascendant
dictatorial
autocratic
prevalent
magisterial
governing
dominating
overbearing
predominate
authoritarian
prepollent
prepotent
peremptory
compelling
pre-eminent
insistent
bossy
lordly
overweening
predominating
high-handed
main
principal
chief
foremost
masterful
preponderant
paramount
in the ascendancy
influential
uppermost
greater
significant
larger
extensive
successful
supereminent
prime
premier
firm
unassailable
overpowering
overriding
strong
major
ascendent
presiding
sovereign
tyrannical
remarkable
bidding
ordering
harsh
aggressive
imperative
stern
imperial
despotic
arrogant
tyrannic
tyrannous
autocratical
self-willed
pushy
more powerful
more important
most powerful
most important
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Denotes a constructive or productive feeling
positive
constructive
encouraging
favorable
US
favourable
UK
optimistic
productive
beneficial
enthusiastic
good
helpful
reassuring
valuable
affirmative
approving
bright
corroborative
heartening
hopeful
inspiring
promising
solid
supportive
uplifting
worthwhile
effectual
influential
reasonable
useful
meaningful
accurate
authentic
clean
demonstrable
efficacious
faithful
genial
in the affirmative
official
Panglossian
profitable
significant
steady
straight-shooting
wholehearted
forward-looking
practical
pragmatic
progressive
purposeful
successful
agreeing
assenting
concurring
confirming
consenting
sound
formative
advantageous
fruitful
of use
ratifying
acquiescent
complying
affirming
acknowledging
confirmative
endorsing
supporting
confirmatory
affirmatory
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Useful or functional for a particular purpose
good
helpful
advantageous
beneficial
constructive
productive
profitable
suitable
acceptable
appropriate
convenient
decent
desirable
favourable
UK
favorable
US
fitting
fruitful
healthy
proper
respectable
satisfying
usable
utilisable
UK
utilizable
US
approving
brave
comestible
common
consumable
edible
fit
fit for human consumption
fit to be eaten
meet
right
safe to eat
versatile
all right
ample
apt
auspicious
becoming
benefic
benignant
commendatory
commending
conformable
congruous
favouring
UK
favoring
US
healthful
hygienic
needed
opportune
propitious
protean
salubrious
salutary
seemly
serviceable
tolerable
toward
unobjectionable
wholesome
useful
applicable
felicitous
happy
befitting
expedient
timely
fitted
fortunate
lucky
relevant
beneficent
pertinent
kindly
apposite
friendly
seasonable
just
benign
providential
suited
valuable
worthwhile
pretty
apropos
correct
germane
well-timed
functional
practical
ideal
rightful
promising
adequate
heaven-sent
encouraging
of use
satisfactory
well timed
fair
rewarding
to the point
fortuitous
gainful
qualified
handy
worthy
comme il faut
due
golden
conducive
win-win
in keeping
ripe
welcome
perfect
lucrative
deserved
of service
equitable
economic
successful
moneymaking
nice
decorous
employable
valid
benevolent
ready
significant
requisite
to the purpose
paying
remunerative
pat
of benefit
material
related
condign
useable
capable
practicable
reasonable
well-suited
exploitable
fat
juicy
money-spinning
adapted
feasible
operative
available
going
sufficient
pleasing
tailor-made
kosher
right on
on the nose
on the button
justified
charitable
informative
well-chosen
able
flukey
fluky
connected
prosperous
bright
efficacious
thriving
serendipitous
generous
prepared
profit-making
pleasant
behooveful
deserving
equipped
powerful
furthersome
conforming
workable
accessible
compatible
correspondent
well-paying
merited
commodious
telling
running
current
just right
sweet
equal
competent
operable
appurtenant
preferable
of assistance
enough
ad rem
financially rewarding
well paid
expendable
unused
wieldy
exhaustible
adaptable
utile
open
instrumental
subservient
spot on
good enough
made to order
legit
excellent
cut out for
in the black
at hand
at disposal
in order
healing
timeous
fairy-tale
well disposed
hopeful
harmonious
sensible
blessed
moderate
warm
clement
conformed
reconciled
accommodated
agreeable
accommodating
commercial
illuminating
enriching
cheering
pleasureful
flattering
gratifying
pleasurable
reassuring
workaday
good for one
belonging
judicious
set
disposed
for-profit
renumerative
inspired
comfortable
good for you
merciful
dexter
smiling
ordinary
utilitarian
everyday
neat
choice
well suited
matched
working
just what was ordered
that's the ticket
obligatory
warranted
gentle
casual
incidental
enviable
accidental
well chosen
well spent
utility
cut out
crying out
strategic
joyous
well put
well expressed
convincing
high-income
right and proper
bounden
effectual
of value
operational
disposable
functioning
potent
behooving
beseeming
relative
linked
applicatory
associable
congruent
correlated
consistent
salient
money-making
well-paid
great
well judged
full of promise
applied
ultrapractical
applicative
actionable
contributive
user friendly
fit for purpose
up to standard
swell
in character
up to snuff
advisable
righteous
right up someone's street
in keeping with
politic
okay
copacetic
presentable
altruistic
to your advantage
for the best
humanitarian
in one's interests
kind
bankable
cost-effective
high-paying
facilitative
apropos of
on target
having direct bearing on
having to do with
viable
optimal
just the thing
big-hearted
booming
flourishing
fatness
in running order
up and running
at your disposal
operating
ready for use
available for use
fit for use
in working order
invaluable
done
just what the doctor ordered
the very thing
just what one needs
wonderful
just the job
active
efficient
what the doctor ordered
according to Hoyle
cost effective
comely
best
of help
forceful
decisive
determinative
conclusive
sound
forcible
meaningful
meritorious
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instructive
paid
rich
lush
substantial
fructuous
going concern
paid off
very productive
dominant
superior
commanding
important
favoured
UK
dominating
privileged
preferred
favored
US
fine
more desirable
most desirable
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Based on, or displaying, common sense
valid
reasonable
sound
rational
logical
coherent
telling
convincing
good
powerful
substantial
believable
compelling
credible
justifiable
plausible
reasoned
right
sensible
strong
sustainable
bona fide
cogent
congruent
defensible
grounded
just
legit
lucid
prudent
realistic
solid
viable
acceptable
accurate
arguable
astute
balanced
commonsensical
confirmed
deductive
defendable
informed
irrefutable
maintainable
perceptive
perspicuous
persuasive
probable
proven
sane
supportable
true
workable
analytical
authoritative
commonsense
conclusive
determinative
discerning
germane
justified
legitimate
levelheaded
practical
pragmatic
reliable
weighty
analytic
commonsensible
consequent
consistent
efficacious
firm
forceful
pertinent
relevant
sober
stable
vindicable
attested
intellectual
kosher
potent
tested
trustworthy
uncorrupted
well advised
well-advised
well founded
well-founded
well grounded
well-grounded
well reasoned
well-reasoned
well thought out
clear-headed
down-to-earth
able to hold water
matter-of-fact
holding water
tenable
admissible
sincere
correct
fair
warrantable
appropriate
warranted
proper
genuine
authentic
dinkum
rightful
accepted
understandable
verifiable
real
pukka
acknowledged
feasible
practicable
realizable
US
achievable
attainable
operational
suitable
operable
doable
manageable
serviceable
likely
applicable
usable
possible
useful
accomplishable
within reason
expedient
within reach
wise
of use
level-headed
judicious
worthwhile
realisable
UK
within the realms of possibility
within possibility
within the bounds of possibility
circumspect
shrewd
no-nonsense
common-sense
hard-headed
intelligent
sagacious
together
thoughtful
hard
full of common sense
objective
responsible
discriminating
businesslike
knowing
well-thought-out
unidealistic
serious-minded
clear-sighted
enlightened
decent
perspicacious
sage
mature
politic
canny
cool
all there
unsentimental
unromantic
having all one's marbles
hardheaded
earthy
pragmatical
clear-eyed
hard-nosed
with both feet on the ground
with one's feet on the ground
unfantastic
graceful
satisfying
straight
philosophic
deliberate
satisfactory
steady
estimable
joined-up
with both one's feet on the ground
equitable
unemotional
robust
proportional
well-proportioned
symmetrical
well-adjusted
utilitarian
tough-minded
hard-boiled
advisable
well balanced
impartial
sapient
percipient
moderate
restrained
conservative
controlled
reflective
temperate
unprejudiced
mentally stable
harmonious
aware
cognizant
cognitive
unexcessive
ratiocinative
making sense
unbiased
standing to reason
cerebral
thinking
unextreme
thought-out
fair-minded
evenhanded
clear-cut
far-sighted
discreet
open to reason
sharp
in one's right mind
based on good sense
well-balanced
clever
well-informed
mundane
attentive
conversant
plain-spoken
easy
earth-bound
plainspoken
common
hardboiled
have one's feet on the ground
au courant
steady-going
in right mind
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Vigorously keen or severe in expression or style
trenchant
cutting
keen
sharp
pointed
incisive
penetrating
acute
biting
scathing
strong
vigorous
acid
forceful
pungent
caustic
emphatic
tart
acerbic
astringent
mordant
piercing
sarcastic
clear
driving
forthright
telling
acidulous
blunt
crisp
distinct
explicit
powerful
severe
stinging
blistering
devastating
edgy
fierce
hurtful
mordacious
potent
savage
searing
unequivocal
vitriolic
withering
acerb
critical
crushing
peppery
sardonic
unsparing
rapier-like
razor-edged
razor-sharp
bitter
harsh
virulent
acrimonious
venomous
corrosive
acrid
barbed
satirical
satiric
snarky
acidic
vicious
nasty
spiteful
scalding
cruel
catty
smart-mouthed
smart-aleck
scornful
smart-alecky
malicious
wounding
unkind
waspish
sarky
poisonous
derisive
clever
scorching
mean
pithy
ferocious
mocking
curt
concise
succinct
insightful
polemic
quick-witted
cynical
abrasive
hostile
smart
rancorous
short
brusque
perceptive
rude
perspicacious
astute
discerning
to the point
hateful
stringent
terse
laconic
witty
epigrammatic
compact
ironic
intelligent
aphoristic
slashing
disparaging
shrewd
sharp-witted
unfriendly
percipient
snappy
quick
contemptuous
truculent
sneering
dry
vindictive
brief
brutal
discriminating
profound
salty
summary
belittling
pernicious
snide
stern
ironical
condensed
subtle
compendious
maleficent
poignant
elliptical
thumbnail
ridiculing
sententious
monosyllabic
offensive
sensitive
taunting
meaningful
capsule
apothegmatic
elliptic
telegraphic
chaffing
squint-eyed
churlish
disrespectful
meaty
short-and-sweet
polemical
short and sweet
violent
heartless
callous
derisory
scoffing
knife-like
grim
ready
hard
malignant
double-edged
abusive
austere
thoughtful
rough
burning
vitriolous
aggressive
malefic
deep
clipped
backhanded
canny
analytical
tongue-in-cheek
rigorous
extremely critical
splenetic
ill-natured
expressive
malign
finely honed
arrogant
evil-intentioned
burlesque
significant
cogent
honed
snappish
curious
ingenious
gnomic
enquiring
UK
inquiring
US
boiled down
in a nutshell
down to brass tacks
controversial
vehement
unblunted
contentious
corroding
merciless
overwhelming
overpowering
derogatory
strict
exacting
sound
unrelenting
edged
argumentative
disputatious
wicked
rigid
pitiless
antagonistic
snippy
testy
acetose
unpleasant
disapproving
malevolent
sadistic
bad-tempered
ill-tempered
baleful
vengeful
bilious
ruthless
wanton
slighting
cold-blooded
jeering
provocative
salt
exciting
racy
stimulating
acetic
tonic
highly effective
compressed
sparing
distressing
insulting
amusing
piquant
tight
sharp-worded
angry
thoughtless
inconsiderate
ungracious
destructive
harmful
grievous
twitting
saucy
needling
carping
contumelious
scurrilous
captious
envenomed
lapidary
irascible
marrowy
epigrammatical
ornery
weisenheiming
wry
crabbed
abrupt
apophthegmatic
synoptic
irreverent
penetrative
injurious
damaging
dripping with malice
gruff
well tuned
parodying
lampooning
humorous
spoofing
paradoxical
spoof
farcical
bantering
whip-smart
sagacious
neat
accurate
venomed
economical
in well-chosen words
questioning
pertinent
Hudibrastic
Rabelaisian
close
breviloquent
compendiary
clear-cut
exact
lean
precise
cryptic
cut to the bone
taut
right-on
insinuating
legit
pregnant
implausible
ridiculous
defiant
contradictory
exaggerated
backbiting
alert
jibing
atypical
twisted
uncomplimentary
spicy
examining
thorough
exploratory
inquisitive
researching
searching
judicious
observant
investigative
intense
probing
intuitive
interested
on the nose
right to it
on the button
laid on the line
calling a spade a spade
cold
punchy
argute
sapient
heads-up
bright
on the ball
denigratory
sour
resentful
vituperative
disdainful
teasing
dismissive
detracting
pillorying
deprecatory
tough
irritating
evil
snidey
deprecating
menacing
hate-filled
despiteful
galling
bad
tangy
grudging
cussed
dirty
drilling
impertinent
coarse
shrewish
erosive
zesty
demeaning
degrading
derogative
depreciative
detractive
decrying
pejorative
depreciatory
denigrative
savoury
UK
zingy
pert
savory
US
stabbing
nauseating
grating
slanderous
defamatory
unfeeling
annoying
viperous
viperish
toxicant
insensitive
unsympathetic
comfortless
dripping venom
full of spleen
full of gall
accidentally on purpose
spiky
vinegary
acidulated
scathy
lousy
horrid
sly
deadpan
negative
acidy
droll
hard to take
sourish
tartish
smarting
rubbing the wrong way
waggish
apathetic
with a kick
briny
discouraging
acetous
soured
green
absurd
ludicrous
cockamamie
pathetic
silly
cockamamy
laughable
risible
comical
preposterous
matter-of-fact
straight-faced
low-key
quietly humorous
sharp-tongued
poker-faced
unhelpful
excruciating
out-of-line
flip
cocky
fresh
cheeky
crusty
gally
sassy
nervy
agonizing
US
undermining
disobliging
invalidating
contrary
adverse
obstructive
awful
harrowing
terrible
intolerable
dreadful
oppressive
torturous
discrediting
vexatious
grueling
US
tormenting
unbearable
punishing
extreme
insufferable
repressive
grave
for the birds
wrenching
painful
consuming
troublesome
racking
pounding
agonising
UK
afflicting
gruelling
UK
embittered
very bad
sullen
begrudging
sore
aggrieved
hurt
disgruntled
offended
indignant
morose
discontented
wounded
dissatisfied
choked
jaundiced
miffed
peeved
piqued
peevish
petulant
with chip on shoulder
put out
hard done by
grudge-bearing
irreconcilable
with a chip on one's shoulder
crabby
ill-disposed
sulky
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Being in effective or current operation, action, or force
active
operational
functional
functioning
working
live
operative
opened
serviceable
operating
running
effectual
moving
acting
alive
going
living
efficacious
on
potent
astir
engaged
exertive
flowing
involved
movable
powerful
progressive
pushing
rolling
simmering
stirring
travelling
UK
traveling
US
turning
in action
in operation
in process
up and running
at work
in business
in force
in play
non-inert
non-passive
in effect
in use
valid
workable
usable
viable
in working order
in order
in service
current
useful
practicable
prepared
ready
in commission
in working condition
producing
at play
binding
fit
high-functioning
practical
well-functioning
in gear
on line
ready for action
on the statute book
standing
efficient
dynamic
accessible
influential
indicative
employable
open
existing
existent
extant
persisting
ongoing
contemporary
remaining
continuing
surviving
present
abiding
around
in existence
rushing
prevalent
hot
on-going
on track
going on
in full swing
on the job
on fire
on the map
on the agenda
trading
able to function
in the market
open for business
open to the public
utility
utilitarian
ticking
awake
strong
developing
subsisting
vigorous
alert
workaday
minimalist
plain
modest
severe
spartan
simple
bare
unornamented
basic
ascetic
undecorated
unadorned
characterless
unfussy
unostentatious
colourless
UK
uncluttered
unembellished
institutional
impersonal
soulless
clinical
antiseptic
hard-wearing
utile
handy
colorless
US
occupational
without frills
purposeful
no frills
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Bright, colourful, and showy
jazzy
flashy
bright
colorful
US
colourful
UK
gaudy
snazzy
bright-coloured
brilliant
exciting
eye-catching
imaginative
interesting
lively
stimulating
striking
strong
bold
brightly coloured
fancy
flamboyant
glaring
graphic
pizazzy
pizzazzy
showy
splashy
vibrant
vivid
bling
garish
lurid
smart
wild
like an explosion in a paint factory
looking like an explosion in a paint factory
stirring
racy
invigorating
US
forceful
envigorating
UK
refreshing
loud
ostentatious
glitzy
swank
flash
ritzy
pretentious
ornate
glittering
resplendent
brash
extravagant
tawdry
meretricious
chichi
swanky
tinsel
gay
tasteless
vulgar
classy
dashing
flaring
flaunting
noisy
screaming
nifty
brazen
rich
tacky
florid
spiffy
naff
fancy-pants
raffish
stylish
razzle-dazzle
cheap
dazzling
obtrusive
chintzy
blatant
sharp
tony
snappy
kitsch
bling-bling
sporty
flaming
trendy
natty
brummagem
conspicuous
glamorous
overdone
tinselly
splendiferous
overwrought
crude
sumptuous
rakish
luxurious
sassy
in bad taste
Brummagem
elegant
sparkling
chic
fashionable
voguish
sophisticated
dapper
over the top
now
beautiful
slick
upscale
uptown
jaunty
in vogue
high-class
dressed to kill
brassy
expensive
trashy
over-bright
violent
harsh
pompous
glittery
elaborate
schmick
distasteful
unattractive
nauseating
bilious
sensational
opulent
peacocky
histrionic
intense
sickly
kitschy
catchpenny
lustrous
debonair
modish
radiant
deep
glowing
theatrical
bedazzling
clear
cool
baroque
irradiant
sheeny
warm
glossy
gleaming
luminescent
psychedelic
incandescent
swish
dressy
peacockish
camp
outrageous
luminous
candescent
fly
kicking
kicky
blazing
stunning
swashbuckling
cheap and nasty
shiny
groovy
rococo
luxuriant
luscious
kaleidoscopic
lambent
glistering
dramatic
refulgent
beaming
with it
ablaze
shining
OTT
on fleek
sleek
mod
deep-coloured
a la mode
in fashion
highly-coloured
highly colored
whimsical
full
casual
informal
tatty
convivial
merry
visual
plastic
gimcrack
splurgy
fun
spivvy
dandy
spiffing
splendid
crass
cheap-jack
cheapjack
rubbishy
paltry
over-elaborate
affected
brilliantly coloured
kenspeckle
commanding
bodacious
prominent
noticeable
pronounced
remarkable
superfly
catchy
grabby
marked
arresting
emphatic
shabby
shoddy
junky
worthless
dicty
pizzazz
US
frou-frou
coarse
gross
flakey
US
bombastic
flaky
UK
gassy
poor
dirty
offensive
common
sleazy
twopenny-halfpenny
pzazz
UK
trumpery
gussied up
putting on the ritz
trendsetting
hip
in
modern
fine
contemporary
polished
designer
funky
exclusive
happening
fresh
swell
supercool
intricate
urbane
latest
big
steezy
modernistic
dap
tasteful
new
decorative
well turned-out
à la mode
in the mainstream
up-to-date
up to date
au courant
all the rage
dressed to the teeth
bang up to date
up to the minute
ultra-modern
decorated
scintillating
embellished
ornamental
ornamented
lovely
adorned
lucid
gorgeous
spruce
deluxe
fussy
busy
posh
trim
swinging
quality
towering
extreme
superior
select
devilish
attractive
prime
fanciful
special
trig
swagger
froufrou
frilly
fancible
unusual
cushy
custom
beautifying
highfalutin
high-quality
as if one had just stepped out of a bandbox
in poor taste
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Of or relating to utility
utilitarian
efficient
functional
plain
practical
pragmatic
sensible
serviceable
unpretentious
useful
handy
neat
ordinary
soulless
unadorned
utility
workaday
working
down-to-earth
durable
hard-wearing
lasting
long-lasting
realistic
undecorative
unsentimental
commonsensical
hard
hardheaded
matter-of-fact
no-frills
pragmatical
robust
strong
to the purpose
tough
unidealistic
unromantic
wear-resistant
suited to the purpose
nuts and bolts
applicable
convenient
usable
helpful
workable
practicable
utile
useable
operative
user friendly
user-friendly
viable
fit
applicative
actionable
applied
nifty
well-designed
easy-to-use
user-oriented
ultrapractical
profitable
beneficial
advantageous
operational
functioning
non-decorative
no-nonsense
substantive
suitable
apt
appropriate
perfect
good
ideal
manageable
fitting
wieldy
natty
multipurpose
adaptable
gainful
central
versatile
everyday
easy to use
exploitable
operable
available
employable
dependable
sturdy
valuable
in working order
aiding
invaluable
stout
assistive
of use
doable
feasible
sound
possible
reasonable
accomplishable
constructive
orderly
systematic
sane
solid
factual
real-world
level-headed
step-by-step
within the bounds of possibility
within the realms of possibility
both feet on the ground
vibrant
lively
bright-eyed and bushy-tailed
animated
diligent
alive
spry
on the go
operating
full of beans
occupational
industrious
well-oiled
vivacious
sprightly
quick
nimble
vigorous
vital
alert
spirited
alive and kicking
healthy
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Incapable of going wrong or being misused
foolproof
certain
guaranteed
infallible
safe
sure-fire
dependable
efficacious
flawless
never-failing
perfect
reliable
sound
sure
trustworthy
unassailable
unerring
unfailing
watertight
airtight
fail-safe
faultless
goofproof
idiot-proof
never failing
secure
tested
tried
unbreakable
tried and tested
tried and true
exact
true
accurate
can't-miss
surefire
precise
trusty
impeccable
correct
faithful
steady
devoted
loyal
efficient
inch-perfect
dutiful
steadfast
responsible
on the mark
bang on
on target
spot on
deadly
sovereign
decided
stated
insured
concluded
certified
stipulated
warranted
ensured
conscientious
assured
stable
direct
principled
adult
rational
pinpoint
capable of being trusted
high-principled
unbeatable
qualified
firm
competent
close
able
precision
fine
self-reliant
upright
rigorous
capable
refined
hairline
handy
solid
agreeable
undeceivable
unquestionable
always effective
unimpeachable
effectual
positive
right
acceptable
omniscient
apodictic
incontrovertible
satisfactory
helpful
authoritative
useful
inerrant
inerrable
satisfying
delicate
spot-on
meticulous
mathematical
lethal
well aimed
painstaking
careful
good
honest
staunch
trusted
resolute
committed
dedicated
calculable
constant
unmistakable
trustable
uncompromising
enduring
fast
unshakable
tried-and-true
true-blue
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Having a precise arrangement
well-ordered
disciplined
efficient
neat
ordered
regimented
regular
tidy
well-organized
smooth-running
well-oiled
professional
correct
routine
methodical
orderly
systematic
organized
US
matter-of-fact
practical
thorough
workaday
competent
planned
slick
practised
UK
structured
pragmatic
sedulous
well ordered
diligent
organised
UK
careful
direct
purposeful
accomplished
concentrated
serious
skilful
UK
businesslike
industrious
intent
expeditious
hardworking
enterprising
earnest
painstaking
practiced
US
skillful
US
systematized
US
systematised
UK
meticulous
methodic
precise
logical
formal
coherent
methodized
exact
well organized
arranged
controlled
well regulated
well thought out
fixed
together
well-regulated
consistent
well planned
coordinated
scrupulous
deliberate
systematical
conventional
standardized
US
in order
shipshape
well thought-out
regulated
all together
standard
in good shape
thoroughgoing
fastidious
analytical
punctilious
complete
standardised
UK
out-and-out
by the numbers
joined-up
by the book
strict
well-arranged
rigid
steady
self-controlled
streamlined
nonrandom
sensible
law-abiding
well-behaved
peaceable
reasonable
straightened out
well run
established
accepted
procedural
bureaucratic
orthodox
establishment
customary
set
prescribed
ready
societal
recognized
US
influential
official
institutional
recognised
UK
trim
well-kept
framed
uniform
spick-and-span
rangé
scientific
set-up
clean
alike
in shape
in apple-pie order
to rights
neat as button
neat as pin
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Grand and impressive in appearance
imposing
august
grand
impressive
striking
majestic
stately
arresting
awesome
dignified
splendid
dramatic
eye-catching
spectacular
staggering
awe-inspiring
baronial
commanding
distinguished
epic
formidable
gallant
glorious
grandiose
heroic
heroical
Homeric
imperial
lofty
magnific
magnificent
massive
monumental
noble
portly
powerful
proud
regal
remarkable
royal
solemn
staid
stunning
forcible
resplendent
big
exciting
mega
mind-blowing
moving
ominous
overblown
overwhelming
pretentious
stirring
towering
something else
one for the book
something to write home about
tense
startling
suspenseful
electrifying
breathtaking
sensational
climactic
sudden
histrionic
thrilling
dramaturgical
vivid
dramaturgic
expressive
affecting
farcical
melodramatic
emotional
histrionical
comic
the
theatrical
tragic
theatric
thespian
amazing
astonishing
lively
riveting
astounding
outstanding
incredible
fascinating
gripping
extraordinary
memorable
phenomenal
exceptional
dazzling
graphic
shock-horror
high-octane
stem-winding
heady
conspicuous
intense
bold
bodacious
emphatic
brilliant
studied
noisy
breath-taking
rip-roaring
jaw-dropping
action-packed
hair-raising
gee-whizz
great
superb
elevated
exalted
sublime
tremendous
marvellous
UK
palatial
fine
lavish
marvelous
US
sumptuous
luxurious
kingly
colossal
prodigious
large
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giant
gorgeous
lordly
princely
high
huge
gigantic
immense
elegant
splendiferous
vast
beautiful
statuesque
stupendous
eminent
excellent
enormous
mammoth
illustrious
superior
super
fabulous
mountainous
monstrous
wonderful
terrific
gargantuan
substantial
titanic
extravagant
hulking
fantastic
whopping
Brobdingnagian
wondrous
out of this world
considerable
handsome
courtly
monster
pompous
formal
renowned
rich
tall
elephantine
notable
divine
supreme
humongous
fab
aristocratic
hefty
ginormous
honourable
UK
honorable
US
humungous
excessive
leviathan
stellar
mighty
jumbo
amazeballs
splendorous
cosmic
splendacious
herculean
gigantesque
ritzy
bulky
magnolious
bumper
smashing
walloping
posh
supersize
first-class
cyclopean
pharaonic
oversized
supersized
first-rate
showy
ceremonious
imperious
venerable
sizable
prominent
king-size
king-sized
Himalayan
swanky
queenly
king size
astronomical
soaring
astronomic
deluxe
plush
whacking
sky-high
sky-scraping
oceanic
cosmical
vasty
planetary
galactic
mind-boggling
decorous
ambitious
celebrated
transcendent
skyscraping
altitudinous
honoured
UK
splashy
super-duper
proper
almighty
honored
US
extensive
sizeable
unreal
voluminous
multistorey
unbelievable
thumping
important
high-ranking
ostentatious
stiff
Herculean
worthy
attractive
eye-popping
exorbitant
extreme
sovereign
very large
whacking great
thumping great
whopping great
starchy
high-rise
oversize
esteemed
towery
immodest
magisterial
flamboyant
raised
insane
exaggerated
distingué
famous
admirable
solid
inordinate
influential
gross
surprising
gracious
famed
marked
weighty
cool
outsized
heavy
portentous
miraculous
immortal
expansive
heavenly
inspiring
exquisite
immoderate
elaborate
very big
acclaimed
respected
fancy
sightly
prestigious
costly
baroque
noticeable
civil
refined
classy
high-minded
graceful
high rise
ideal
highfalutin'
ritual
highest-ranking
rising
engaging
conventional
courteous
impenetrable
ample
radiant
outrageous
haughty
high-reaching
surpassing
ascending
wide
dynamite
kenspeckle
distinctive
grabby
unusual
pronounced
catchy
noteworthy
preeminent
respectable
full-size
giant-size
airy
spiring
aerial
rare
perfect
intellectual
outsize
uncommon
ponderous
couth
traditional
attention-grabbing
infinite
immeasurable
broad
boundless
limitless
serious
cumbersome
leading
profound
highest
astral
first
unwieldy
cumbrous
uplifting
humbling
celestial
upraised
uplifted
alpine
absorbing
very good
mahoosive
out of sight
fit for a king
generous
confounding
fantastical
just so
eye-opening
overgrown
far-out
jumbo-sized
out of the ordinary
palatine
larger-than-life
very great
picturesque
bigger than life
mythical
large-scale
splendent
choice
high-born
mastodonic
legendary
mythological
classical
ornate
prepossessing
expensive
leonine
fit for a prince
audacious
tall in the saddle
fit for a queen
fit for a princess
authoritative
hallowed
swish
brave
plushy
splendrous
swank
salient
flash
flashy
stupefying
larger than life
stuffy
superhuman
Junoesque
well-proportioned
utopian
nice-looking
personable
good-looking
maestoso
prime
penetrating
enthralling
palatian
magical
observable
pointed
noted
triumphant
bright
resounding
sonorous
Olympian
unfathomable
complex
fustian
bombastic
purple
egotistic
high-falutin'
high-flying
magnifico
highly regarded
exhilarating
eloquent
high-flown
disproportionate
glittering
trim
poised
shapely
shining
incalculable
solid gold
of repute
of distinction
number
inflated
unlimited
eternal
coruscating
arrestive
irresistible
dynamic
long
unforgettable
effulgent
ballsy
fanciful
adventurous
zealous
unreasonable
wild
well thought of
of high standing
unco
endless
comprehensive
superlative
matchless
extended
classic
featureless
intractable
faceless
characterless
immovable
special
unmitigated
capacious
steep
high-ceilinged
lifted
skyward
cracking
arduous
awe-striking
heart-stopping
self-important
number one
top-ranking
top-drawer
well-known
gratifying
adored
time-honored
reserved
peerless
measureless
illimitable
widespread
marathon
consistent
permanent
monolithic
blissful
rapturous
delightful
sedate
upright
ace
capital
wicked
magic
expanded
interminable
significant
tall and dignified
dreamy
very long
behemothic
behemoth
heavyweight
blimp
highbrow
composed
topping
wizard
brill
bonzer
spiffing
spacious
plenteous
mundo
Gargantuan
commodious
abundant
sweeping
prolific
detailed
unbounded
mondo
megalithic
major
titan
awing
paramount
unconscionable
overextravagant
overmuch
undue
overdue
overweening
intolerable
plethoric
unmerciful
devilish
far-flung
spread-out
never-ending
whale of a
all-inclusive
stretched-out
far-reaching
sombre
UK
somber
US
grave
nifty
transcendental
holy
sacred
spiritual
inspirational
abstract
giant-sized
good-size
good-sized
super colossal
a whale of a
extremely large
extremely big
extra-large
barn door
Cyclopean
super-colossal
obvious
captivating
manifest
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
bad
daring
impassioned
ridiculous
deep
primo
momentous
like wow
crazy
swell
far out
hunky-dory
groovy
dandy
delicious
rousing
touching
the most
too much
official
self-respecting
unmatchable
ultimate
unmeasurable
urbane
cultivated
polite
sophisticated
chivalrous
stylish
tip-top
deferential
precise
too good to be true
top-notch
top-hole
can't miss it
punctilious
exact
suave
debonair
ritualistic
public
way-out
rigid
correct
deliberate
stilted
affected
measured
nice
cultured
ladylike
genteel
tasteful
obliging
affable
gentlemanly
civilized
US
polished
scrupulous
liturgical
state
seemly
adulatory
complimentary
well mannered
high-bred
highbred
well bred
gentle
prim
flattering
preux
set
prescribed
slow-moving
stiff-necked
civilised
UK
sacramental
celebratory
mannered
ceremonial
stylized
largish
goodly
biggish
boxcar
husky
tidy
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Giving good value or return in relation to the money, time, or effort expended
economical
cheap
inexpensive
reasonable
budget
economy
low-budget
low-cost
low-price
bargain
bargain-basement
cost-effective
cut-price
cut-rate
discount
discounted
economic
efficient
fair
energy-efficient
energy-saving
fuel-efficient
fuel-saving
low-priced
modest
low
moderate
reasonably priced
reduced
sound
steal
cost nothing
cut rate
dirt cheap
dog cheap
low tariff
marked down
on sale
a dime a dozen
quite a buy
bought for a song
cost next to nothing
affordable
competitive
bargainous
uncostly
slashed
sale
giveaway
undear
cheapo
rock-bottom
half-priced
popularly priced
moderately priced
low-end
el cheapo
cheapie
nominal
half-price
thrifty
nominally priced
dime-store
chintzy
modestly priced
sale-price
keenly priced
cheap and cheerful
popular
going for a song
for a song
on special offer
keen
buy
bearable
real buy
sustainable
manageable
accessible
dirt-cheap
within your means
attractive
standard
worth the money
easy on the pocketbook
lowered
depreciated
utility
irregular
bargain-counter
at a bargain
frugal
cut
viable
tolerable
good
worthless
real steal
nosebleed
rock bottom
within one's means
on offer
on special
reduced-price
cheapjack
knockdown
bargain basement
promotional
in a promotion
selling at knockdown prices
devalued
decreased
cheapened
diminished
impaired
weakened
lessened
depressed
attenuated
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Being generally the case after all factors have been taken into account
net
general
overall
common
broad
generic
widespread
public
popular
extensive
universal
prevailing
wide
accepted
prevalent
rife
traditionalist
orthodox
established
mainstream
traditional
conventional
accustomed
in force
well established
in circulation
in vogue
current
usual
ubiquitous
rampant
standard
predominant
customary
recognized
US
ordinary
recognised
UK
stock
pervasive
endemic
shared
normal
regular
ruling
pervading
received
majority
typical
dominant
epidemic
global
regnant
pandemic
inescapable
penetrating
commonplace
sweeping
preponderant
going
comprehensive
widely held
across the board
omnipresent
existing
main
principal
central
permeating
set
wide-ranging
frequent
conformist
acknowledged
collective
fashionable
insidious
immanent
joint
mutual
permeative
permeant
suffusive
vulgar
habitual
present everywhere
average
wonted
outright
numerous
natural
familiar
total
communal
complete
united
all-embracing
run-of-the-mill
blanket
middle-of-the-road
in style
in fashion
lamestream
core
systemwide
chief
latest
extant
modern
contemporary
present
persistent
wall-to-wall
bodywide
vanilla
primary
major
well-known
everyday
prime
supreme
dominating
foremost
spreading
infectious
contagious
catching
mass
circulating
reigning
embraced
proverbial
like
number-one
focal
pre-eminent
epizootic
national
overarching
ongoing
superior
can't get away from
all over the place
routine
systemic
preeminent
pivotal
typic
congruous
adopted
intermutual
commutual
afoot
communicable
nationwide
societal
wholesale
about
in use
bruited about
in the air
making the rounds
doing the rounds
talked of
in general use
going around
abundant
plentiful
everywhere
all-round
all-around
on everyone's lips
raging
broad-brush
broad-spectrum
across-the-board
profuse
many
thronged
multitudinous
commonest
composite
cumulative
predominating
influential
preponderating
operative
combined
fundamental
steady
catholic
worldwide
ecumenical
cooperative
consolidated
socialistic
collated
assembled
unified
concentrated
social
by the numbers
compiled
aggregate
most important
most usual
most frequent
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Concise and meaningful
pithy
brief
compact
concise
epigrammatic
laconic
succinct
terse
compendious
summary
aphoristic
crisp
expressive
forceful
meaningful
pointed
short
thumbnail
trenchant
condensed
sententious
apothegmatic
capsule
cogent
curt
elliptic
elliptical
finely honed
incisive
monosyllabic
significant
telegraphic
telling
acute
cutting
honed
meaty
sharp
short-and-sweet
to the point
witty
short and sweet
down to brass tacks
epigrammatical
marrowy
synoptic
gnomic
breviloquent
compendiary
clipped
compressed
abridged
abbreviated
snappy
brusque
sparing
boiled down
in a nutshell
blunt
abrupt
gruff
lapidary
tart
tight
economical
shortened
potted
in a few well-chosen words
economic
summarized
US
contracted
truncated
rude
neat
taut
snappish
perfunctory
summarised
UK
cut to the bone
rapid
quick
apophthegmatic
curtailed
clever
little
no-nonsense
small
cursory
axiomatic
precise
offhand
uncivil
snippety
close
lean
brisk
discourteous
recapped
precipitate
compacted
snippy
ungracious
in few words
impatient
rehashed
run-down
controlled
outline
straightforward
amusing
piquant
quick-witted
concentrated
decisive
pungent
ingenious
uncommunicative
summarizing
US
hurried
hasty
memorable
catchy
businesslike
limited
decreased
summarising
UK
epitomized
US
epitomised
UK
shortened form
abstracted
comprehensive
diminished
well tuned
censorious
judgmental
pretentious
critical
disapproving
abounding
run-through
ephemeral
unprolonged
lessened
fast
swift
making a long story short
well structured
in well-chosen words
decurtate
short and to the point
abbreviate
exact
cryptic
clear-cut
curtate
transient
bare
not protracted
cut short
basic
useful
practical
brass-tacks
rough
unceremonious
direct
bluff
cavalier
downright
harsh
surly
impolite
brusk
churlish
short-spoken
crusty
off
impetuous
crude
matter-of-fact
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Fast, prompt, speedy
expeditious
prompt
quick
fast
immediate
rapid
alert
efficient
instant
ready
speedy
swift
active
brisk
diligent
hasty
nimble
high-speed
sudden
alacritous
fast-track
fleet
lightning
meteoric
punctual
whirlwind
whistle-stop
willing
abrupt
breakneck
effectual
rathe
summary
express
snappy
hurried
nippy
zippy
accelerated
instantaneous
blistering
rapid-fire
flying
rattling
precipitate
fleet-footed
direct
hot
fast-moving
expeditive
on-the-spot
breathless
dizzy
splitting
galloping
timely
headlong
lively
mercurial
supersonic
rushed
sprightly
cursory
turbo
overnight
harefooted
quickie
agile
split-second
spanking
fleeting
unhesitating
volant
sharp
precipitous
hypersonic
cracking
winged
without delay
PDQ
velocious
perfunctory
short
on the double
spirited
straightaway
ultrarapid
ultrafast
spry
quickened
fleet of foot
uninterrupted
non-stop
brief
flat-out
in nothing flat
up-tempo
tantivy
passing
early
hurrying
rash
peremptory
transitory
energetic
unexpected
urgent
on the spot
without notice
light-footed
pronto
short-lived
smart
double time
without warning
screaming
speedball
sporty
souped-up
unpremeditated
superficial
forthwith
animated
vivacious
priority
crash
going
nifty
arbitrary
rush
prevenient
fast-paced
unswerving
undeviating
nonstop
anticipatory
furious
vigorous
hurry-up
spontaneous
promptly given
dynamic
impatient
now or never
not to be delayed
overhasty
supple
nimble-footed
acrobatic
deft
lissom
limber
lithe
momentary
double-quick
barrelling
fiery
quick as a wink
gadarene
quick-moving
light
shaking a leg
like mad
very fast
like crazy
without formality
without hesitation
unforeseen
hair-trigger
eager
thoughtless
slapdash
slambang
swift-footed
unanticipated
responsive
in a flash
helter-skelter
lissome
speeding
ultrasonic
quick-fire
twinkle-toed
lightsome
chop-chop
pell-mell
without discussion
barreling
like greased lightning
light of foot
drive-by
impulsive
impetuous
fast-tracked
precipitant
spasmodic
impromptu
rushing
acute
explosive
unusual
speeded
unlooked-for
not bargained for
out of the blue
desultory
casual
transient
temporary
ephemeral
sketchy
evanescent
fugacious
impermanent
offhand
unthinking
flash
flitting
at speed
short-term
careless
token
slight
inattentive
incidental
fugitive
little
unceremonious
deciduous
limited
snap
uninterested
surprising
mechanical
shallow
glancing
pacey
uncritical
depthless
dismissive
rude
half-hearted
slipshod
half-baked
fading
startling
haphazard
awful
curtailed
violent
surface-level
temporal
shifting
short and sweet
volatile
vanishing
flashing
wee
gone in flash
in wink of an eye
jerky
determined
no-nonsense
resolute
spur-of-the-moment
touch-and-go
excessive
reckless
dangerous
dashing
succinct
infinitesimal
bustling
severe
excruciating
dreadful
unbearable
terrible
intense
piercing
frightful
with good acceleration
hurricane
cyclonic
tumultuous
tornado
zooming
streaming
irresponsible
adroit
unenduring
interim
dreamlike
extremely fast
dangerously fast
unfussy
purposeless
unconsidered
perishable
inadequate
nodding
trite
like lightning
hit-or-miss
at full tilt
trifling
uncivil
undignified
impolite
discourteous
imperfect
flimsy
partial
insincere
inconsequential
feigning
paltry
flash in the pan
here today and gone tomorrow
fly-by-night
nasty
hastening
indifferent
routine
automatic
unpleasant
random
sloppy
off
unmannerly
unconcerned
harsh
disagreeable
lackadaisical
losing no time
crude
disinterested
insensible
apathetic
pococurante
uncurious
complacent
insouciant
nonchalant
negligent
brutal
hit or miss
incurious
slovenly
wooden
heedless
brusque
shocking
unpredicted
unforgiving
cool
phoning it in
walking through it
laid-back
going through the motions
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Certain to happen
inevitable
certain
inescapable
unavoidable
ineluctable
necessary
sure
assured
inexorable
unpreventable
fated
imminent
preordained
decreed
destined
expected
fixed
foreseeable
impending
ineludible
ordained
predestined
predetermined
predictable
settled
compulsory
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Adjective
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Enhancing someone's appearance
flattering
becoming
enhancing
appropriate
embellishing
befitting
gracing
kind
ornamenting
well-chosen
pretty
attractive
stylish
elegant
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Present as the strongest or main element
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chief
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life-changing
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grievous
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big-league
big league
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▲
(
military
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A soldier fit for duty
soldier
cadet
conscript
GI
gunner
infantry
marine
officer
paratrooper
private
trooper
“I was one
effective
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