effectiveness

English Thesaurus

1. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	power, powerfulness,
definition	:	possession of controlling influence (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	potent, stiff, strong,
definition	:	having a strong physiological or chemical effect (adj.all)

attribute	:	impotent,
definition	:	lacking power or ability (adj.all)

2. power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	power, powerfulness,
definition	:	possession of controlling influence (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	incisiveness, trenchancy,
definition	:	keenness and forcefulness of thought or expression or intellect (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	efficaciousness, efficacy,
definition	:	capacity or power to produce a desired effect (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	effective, effectual, efficacious,
definition	:	producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect (adj.all)

attribute	:	ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective,
definition	:	not producing an intended effect (adj.all)

3. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	potent, stiff, strong,
definition	:	having a strong physiological or chemical effect (adj.all)

4. power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness,
definition	:	lacking the power to be effective (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	effective, efficient,
definition	:	able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively (adj.all)

derivation	:	effective, effectual, efficacious,
definition	:	producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect (adj.all)

derivation	:	effective,
definition	:	works well as a means or remedy (adj.all)

5. capacity to produce strong physiological or chemical effects (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	potent, stiff, strong,
definition	:	having a strong physiological or chemical effect (adj.all)

6. power to be effective; the quality of being able to bring about an effect (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	ineffectiveness, ineffectuality, ineffectualness,
definition	:	lacking the power to be effective (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	effective, efficient,
definition	:	able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively (adj.all)

derivation	:	effective, effectual, efficacious,
definition	:	producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect (adj.all)

derivation	:	effective,
definition	:	works well as a means or remedy (adj.all)