| ADJECTIVE | all | effectual, effective, efficacious | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | effectual, legal, sound | having legal efficacy or force |
| Meaning | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action" | |
| Synonyms | effective, efficacious | |
| Attribute of | effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness, effectuality | Power to be effective |
| Narrower | hard-hitting, trenchant | Characterized by or full of force and vigor |
| impelling | markedly effective as if by emotional pressure | |
| impressive, telling | producing a strong effect | |
| rough-and-ready | crude but effective for the purpose at hand | |
| See also | efficacious | marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect |
| efficient | effective without wasting time or effort or expense | |
| potent, strong, stiff | Having a strong physiological or chemical effect | |
| powerful | Having great power or force or potency or effect | |
| useful, utile | Of use or service | |
| Opposite | ineffective, uneffective, ineffectual | not producing an intended effect |
| Spanish | efectivo, eficaz | |
| Catalan | eficaç | |
| Nouns | effectualness, effectuality | power to be effective |
| Meaning | Having legal efficacy or force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | legal, sound | |
| Broader | valid | Well grounded in logic / logic or truth or having legal force |
| Spanish | legal | |
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