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Synonyms for efficacious

Most common

effective effectual efficient potent

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Effective; possessing efficacy.

    This medicine is efficacious.

Example sentences

  • effective Daily exercise is effective in overcoming obesity.
  • efficient The Japanese telephone system is highly efficient.
  • potent New Year shrine visit; which shrines are potent?
  • effectual Persuasion is often more effectual than force.
  • potential Algeria is a prosperous country full of potential.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
efficaciousrising
effectivesteady
efficientsteady
potentrising
effectualfalling
potentialsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
active2, potent2, cogent2
7 letters
telling2, weighty2
8 letters
powerful3, adequate3
9 letters
potential3, effective3, efficient3, operative4, effectual
10 letters
successful3, productive3
11 letters
influential4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (active2 = 2 syllables).