effective

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(ef-fec-tive) 3 syllables

Definition

adjective. producing or capable of producing a desired result; having the power to persuade

Example Sentence

The barrier was an effective way to keep the animals out.

Synonyms

productive; efficient; fruitful

Antonyms

unproductive; fruitless; inefficient

Rhymes

  • affective
  • collective
  • connective
  • corrective
  • defective
  • detective
  • directive
  • effective
  • elective
  • infective
  • invective
  • objective
  • perspective
  • projective
  • prospective
  • protective
  • reflective
  • respective
  • selective
  • subjective
  • effective

  • ineffective
  • introspective
  • irrespective
  • retrospective

  • anti-infective