Another word for efficient
efficient
modif.
Said of persons
competent, businesslike, proficient, productive, good at, apt, adequate, fitted, able, capable, qualified, skillful, effective, clever, talented, energetic, skilled, adapted, familiar with, deft, adept, expert, experienced, having the requisite skill, workmanlike, having adequate energy, equal to, drilled, exercised, practiced, practical, accomplished, potent, active, dynamic, decisive, tough, shrewd, highpowered*; see also sense 2; able 2.
Antonyms incompetent*, inefficient, unproductive.
Said of things
economical, fitting, suitable, suited, effectual, effective, efficacious, adequate, serviceable, useful, profitable, saving, thrifty, labor-saving, time-saving, valuable, expedient, handy, conducive, well-designed, streamlined, cost-effective, unwasteful, practical, good for.
Antonyms inefficient, ineffectual, wasteful*. See syn. study at effective.effective.
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Another word for efficient
Producing or able to produce a desired effect:
effective, effectual, efficacious, productive. See thriveActing effectively with minimal waste:
productive. See industrious, thrive
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