efficacious

Letters that make efficacious

s, a, o, e, f, c, i, u are letters that make 'efficacious'

Words within efficacious

CIO, IC, AC, FICA, IOU, Ci, eff, ic, ci, US, CA, Io, Ac, Ca are words within 'efficacious'


2 possible definitions for 'efficacious'

Efficacious as "marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect"

Under this definition, efficacious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Antonyms

inefficacious has the opposite meaning of efficacious

Attributes of efficacious

efficacy, efficaciousness are attributes of 'efficacious'.

Derivatives of efficacious

efficacy, efficaciousness are derivatives of 'efficacious'.

Similar to efficacious

effective is similar to efficacious.

Example of efficacious used within this context

"written propaganda is less efficacious than the habits and prejudices...of the readers"-Aldous Huxley, "the medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough"


Efficacious as "producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect"

Under this definition, efficacious is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

effective, effectual have the same meaning as 'efficacious'

Antonyms

ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual have the opposite meaning of 'efficacious'

Attributes of efficacious

effectiveness, effectuality, effectivity, effectualness are attributes of 'efficacious'.

Derivatives of efficacious

effectiveness, effectuate, effectuality, effectivity, effectualness, efficacy, efficaciousness, effect, set up are derivatives of 'efficacious'.

Similar to efficacious

trenchant, hard-hitting, impelling, impressive, telling, rough-and-ready are similar to 'efficacious'.

Example of efficacious used within this context

"an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"-LewisMumford, "effective teaching methods", "effective steps toward peace", "made an effective entrance", "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action", "an efficacious law"



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