efficacious
adjectiveHow to pronounce efficacious:
Definition of efficacious:
- efficacious (adjective):
- producing the intended result
- having the power to produce a desired effect
- marked by qualities giving the power to produce an intended effect.
Synonyms for efficacious:
active
adequate
capable
competent
effective
effectual
efficaciousness
efficacy
efficient
fruitful
operative
potent
powerful
productive
serviceable
successful
useful
Antonyms for efficacious:
abortive
anticlimactic
bad
barren
bootless
counterproductive
defeated
depressed
doomed
empty
failed
feckless
feeble
flimsy
foiled
forceless
forfeiting
fruitless
futile
hamstrung
helpless
hollow
hopeless
idle
ill-fated
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