| efficient | | |
| adj. | 1. efficient | being effective without wasting time or effort or expense.; "an efficient production manager"; "efficient engines save gas" |
| ~ competent | properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient.; "a competent typist" |
| ~ effective, effectual, efficacious | producing or capable of producing an intended result or having a striking effect.; "an air-cooled motor was more effective than a witch's broomstick for rapid long-distance transportation"; "effective teaching methods"; "effective steps toward peace"; "made an effective entrance"; "his complaint proved to be effectual in bringing action"; "an efficacious law" |
| ~ businesslike | exhibiting methodical and systematic characteristics that would be useful in business. |
| ~ cost-effective, cost-efficient | productive relative to the cost. |
| ~ economical, economic | using the minimum of time or resources necessary for effectiveness.; "an economic use of home heating oil"; "a modern economical heating system"; "an economical use of her time" |
| ~ expeditious | marked by speed and efficiency. |
| ~ high-octane | used of gasoline; having a high octane number. |
| ~ streamlined | made efficient by stripping off nonessentials.; "short streamlined meetings"; "a streamlined hiring process" |
| adj. | 2. effective, efficient | able to accomplish a purpose; functioning effectively.; "people who will do nothing unless they get something out of it for themselves are often highly effective persons..."; "effective personnel"; "an efficient secretary"; "the efficient cause of the revolution" |
| ~ competent | properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient.; "a competent typist" |
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