EFFICIENT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • able to accomplish a purpose
   • functioning effectively
   
   Synonym(s)
   • effective (what does effective mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons…-G.B.Shaw
   • effective personnel
   • an efficient secretary
   • the efficient cause of
   
   Similar To
   • competent (what does competent mean?)
2. Meaning
   • being effective without wasting time or effort or expense
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • an efficient production manager
   • efficient engines save gas
   
   Antonym(s)
   • inefficient (what does inefficient mean?)
   
   Similar To
   • businesslike (what does businesslike mean?)
   • cost-efficient (what does cost-efficient mean?)
   • cost-effective (what does cost-effective mean?)
   • economic (what does economic mean?)
   • economical (what does economical mean?)
   • expeditious (what does expeditious mean?)
   • prompt (what does prompt mean?)
   • timesaving (what does timesaving mean?)
   • high-octane (what does high-octane mean?)
   • streamlined (what does streamlined mean?)
   • underspent (what does underspent mean?)
   
   See Also
   • competent (what does competent mean?)
   • effective (what does effective mean?)
   • effectual (what does effectual mean?)
   • efficacious (what does efficacious mean?)