effectual
adjectiveSuccessful in producing an intended result.
Producing the intended result
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Clear all filtersSuccessful in producing an intended result.
Producing the intended result
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Ending without the intended result or success.
Skillful and effective, especially in a difficult situation.
Skillful in action or thought
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To declare something invalid or cancel its force or effect.
Cancel validity or effect
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To express an idea clearly and effectively in words.
Express clearly in words
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The ability to express ideas clearly and effectively.
Having the ability and knowledge needed to perform a task adequately.
To act against an influence in order to reduce or cancel its effect.
Having an effect that works against the intended goal.
Increasing or developing as successive additions or effects build on one another.
To decline gradually in condition, quality, or effectiveness.
Causing harm or putting something at a disadvantage.
Severe or extreme in action, effect, or extent.
Using money, time, or other resources efficiently and with little waste.
Capable of producing the intended effect.
The ability to produce an intended result.
To take away the strength, effectiveness, or power of something.
To improve or increase a quality, value, or effect.
Improve a quality or effect
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Equal or corresponding in value, meaning, effect, or function.
The act of carrying out a plan, decision, or task.
Unable to achieve the intended result.
Unable to produce a result
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Deliberate exaggeration used for effect.
To put a plan, decision, or method into effect.
A possible consequence or a meaning suggested without being stated directly.
Suggested meaning
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