Synonyms of effectiveness

effectiveness

noun

1

as in conclusiveness

the capacity to persuade

the "guilty" verdict was all the proof needed of the effectiveness of the prosecutor's closing argument

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conclusiveness
• validity
• strength
• authority
• persuasiveness
• credibility
• soundness
• forcefulness
• cogency
• impact
• persuasion
• power
• convincingness
• suasiveness
• force
• influence
• appeal
• weight
• believability
• might
• definitiveness
• punch
• seductiveness
• authoritativeness
• sway

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ineffectiveness
• inconclusiveness
• invalidity
• ineffectuality
• unsoundness
• ineffectualness
• weakness
• shakiness
• powerlessness
• feebleness

2

as in efficacy

the power to produce a desired result

the huge upsurge in sales pretty much demonstrated the effectiveness of the new ad campaign

Synonyms & Similar Words

• efficacy
• efficaciousness
• efficiency
• productiveness
• ability
• efficacity
• effectualness
• capability
• edge
• strength
• capacity
• potency
• puissance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ineffectiveness
• inefficiency
• inability
• ineffectuality
• inadequacy
• ineffectualness
• incompetence
• incompetency
• inadequateness

3

as in impact

the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect

your writing lacks effectiveness because practically every sentence is in the passive voice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• impact
• importance
• significance
• force
• point
• punch
• forcefulness
• appeal
• cogency
• attraction
• payoff
• charm
• fascination