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producing or capable of producing a desired result<an effective treatment of the once-dreaded disease>Synonymseffectual, efficacious, efficient, fruitful, potent, productiveRelated Wordsadequate, capable, competent; adept, expert, masterly, proficient, skilled, skillful; cogent, convincing, killer, sound, striking, telling, valid; active, dynamic; operative, useful, working; feasible, practical, realizable, workableNear Antonymsincapable, incompetent, inexpert, unqualified; abortive, bootless, futile, vain; empty, hollow, idle, pointless; inoperative, useless, worthlessAntonymsfruitless, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, unproductive
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having the power to persuade<made an effective argument in favor of the proposal>— see cogent
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