Effectualness Definition & Meaning

Other Words from effectual

effectuality \ i-ˌfek-chə-ˈwa-lə-tē

, -chü-ˈa- \ noun

effectualness \ i-ˈfek-chə(-wə)l-nəs

, -chü(-ə)l- ; -ˈfeksh-wəl- \ noun

Choose the Right Synonym for effectual

effective, effectual, efficient, efficacious mean producing or capable of producing a result. effective stresses the actual production of or the power to produce an effect. an effective rebuttal effectual suggests the accomplishment of a desired result especially as viewed after the fact. the measures to stop the pilfering proved effectual efficient suggests an acting or a potential for action or use in such a way as to avoid loss or waste of energy in effecting, producing, or functioning. an efficient small car efficacious suggests possession of a special quality or virtue that gives effective power. a detergent that is efficacious in removing grease

Examples of effectual in a Sentence

acting like a jerk has generally not been a terribly effectual dating strategy

Recent Examples on the Web For more than 150 years, HBCUs have played a vital role in ensuring that African Americans and students of all races can receive a competitive education and become influential leaders and effectual changemakers. — Glamour, 26 May 2022 The comedy of Dugan’s writing and delivery aren’t all that effectual. — Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021 The work continues—certainly more effectual, if not louder, than the sound bites. — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020 Susan’s affectionate, dexterous, sensible activity was never more wanted, or more effectual. — Longreads, 27 Mar. 2020 The most that can be decisively taken from all this is that the factors that render radical action productive or counterproductive, effectual or ineffectual, are complex. — Osita Nwanevu, The New Republic, 30 May 2020 The effectual difference between them is like the difference in Coke, Pepsi, and RC Cola. — Richard Mann, Field & Stream, 16 Apr. 2020 The iron dike invented by Mr. S. B. Driggs, of New York, seems to put an effectual barrier in the way of these destructive agents. — Daniel C. Schlenoff, Scientific American, 13 July 2018 While history may remember Tillerson as one of the least competent and effectual secretaries of state in modern American history, in the final analysis, that’s not why he was fired. — Jonah Shepp, Daily Intelligencer, 14 Mar. 2018 See More

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